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Wellington commuters

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Wellington commuters

Wellington is New Zealand’s commuter capital. People travel by train from the Wairarapa, the Hutt Valley, Johnsonville and the Kāpiti Coast to work in central Wellington. These passengers are boarding an outward-bound train at the end of the working day.

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Neill Atkinson, Railways – Diesel and electric trains, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/21396/wellington-commuters (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Neill Atkinson, published 6 April 2010.