Kāpiti Line services disrupted after overhead cable snaps

Friday 19 September 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Fri 19 Sep 2025, 11:32am

Commuters on the Kāpiti Line were stranded for over three hours on Friday after an overhead electric cable snapped. The incident caused major disruption to services near Wellington, with some passengers stuck on a train that lost power.

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1. RNZFri 19 Sep 2025, 9:57am

   Wellington commuter chaos as train line halted (opens in new tab)

   Also on NZ Herald (opens in new tab)

2. The PostFri 19 Sep 2025, 11:17am

   Kāpiti commuters stuck on train for hours after overhead power line snaps (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldFri 19 Sep 2025, 11:32am

   Wellington train passengers stuck for hours after overhead wire snaps (opens in new tab)