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Police have advised rail passengers to expect delays entering Wellington following an incident at the Remutaka rail tunnel. (File photo)
A train stopped on the tracks in Upper Hutt on Friday morning after a “serious incident”.
Police advised rail passengers to expect delays en route to Wellington following an incident near Maymorn Station at 07:20.
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“As a result, a train is stopped on the track and this is likely to affect other services on the line,” a statement said.
A Metlink alert on its website said there had been an emergency in the Remutaka Tunnel and three buses had been sent to Maymorn Station to collect passengers on the affected train once they had been evacuated.
The warning also said that the next Wairarapa Line train had stopped at Featherston and that the rest of the journey would be replaced by buses.