MEL
Melling Line
Good Service
Updated 4:11 AM NZDT
Reliability — last 30 days
Recent status changes
- Oct 26, 7:00 PM Good Service
- Oct 26, 6:00 AM Suspended Monday 26 October: Services are cancelled between Wellington and Western Hutt — Due to Labour weekend, services on all lines are operating to a Sunday timetable on Monday 26 October. Please use the Hutt Valley Line for travel.
- Oct 20, 9:14 AM Planned Work Monday 26 October: Services are cancelled between Wellington and Western Hutt — Due to Labour weekend, services on all lines are operating to a Sunday timetable on Monday 26 October. Please use the Hutt Valley Line for travel.
- Oct 16, 2:00 PM Good Service
- Oct 16, 1:26 PM Status Unavailable Ngauranga station is has now reopened following an earlier closure due to high swells causing slippery track conditions
- Oct 16, 11:10 AM Minor Delays Ngauranga station is closed until further notice due to slippery track conditions - Shuttle services will be in operation, expect delays — Due to high waves causing slippery track conditions, shuttle services will be available for passengers. Shuttles will be running from Wellington to Ngauranga and from Ngauranga to Petone.
- Oct 16, 10:54 AM Good Service
- Oct 16, 6:52 AM Minor Delays Ngauranga station is closed until further notice due to slippery track conditions - Shuttle services will be in operation, expect delays — Due to high waves causing slippery track conditions, shuttle services will be available for passengers. Shuttles will be running from Wellington to Ngauranga and from Ngauranga to Petone.
- Oct 15, 10:14 AM Good Service
- Oct 15, 8:23 AM Status Unavailable Services may not track correctly due to a programme issue affecting service tracking.
- Oct 13, 8:09 PM Good Service
- Oct 13, 8:02 PM Status Unavailable
- Oct 9, 5:42 PM Good Service
- Oct 9, 4:39 PM Suspended The 4:39pm service from Wellington to Western Hutt and the 5:07pm service from Western Hutt to Wellington are replaced by bus due to staff availability caused by an earlier mechanical fault
- Oct 9, 4:37 PM Planned Work The 4:39pm service from Wellington to Western Hutt and the 5:07pm service from Western Hutt to Wellington are replaced by bus due to staff availability caused by an earlier mechanical fault
- Oct 8, 4:52 PM Good Service
- Sep 28, 6:53 PM Good Service
- Sep 27, 7:01 PM Status Unavailable Contactless Payment Currently Unavailable at Railway station readers, Sunday 27 September 2026 — Contactless payment methods (Visa, Mastercard) are currently unavailable at rail stations. This issue is not affecting buses. We are working to resolve the issue and will provide an update as soon as a fix has been put in place. In the meantime, please use Snapper or cash as an alternative.
- Sep 27, 8:52 AM Suspended Updated 8.50am: Contactless payment currently unavailable on rail station readers, Sunday 27 September 2026 — Contactless (EMV) payments are currently unavailable on Snapper readers at rail stations. Snapper is urgently investigating the issue, and there is no estimated resolution time at this stage. Contactless payment should still be available on rail replacement buses. We apologise for the inconvenience.
- Sep 27, 8:36 AM Status Unavailable Contactless payment currently unavailable on rail, 8am Sunday 27 September 2026 — Contactless (EMV) payments are currently unavailable on rail services. Snapper is urgently investigating the issue. There is no estimated resolution time at this stage. We apologise for the inconvenience.