Wellington Railway Station

Since 2023, Wellington's historic railway station has undergone an exciting transformation. We've given the station a modern, computer-based signalling system and improved track layouts.

Switching to a computer-based system marks the end of an era, and makes it possible for more trains to safely move in and out of the station. It is a big part of getting our rail network ready for faster and more frequent services.

During the Christmas 2024 network shutdown, our engineers switched off the existing signalling system, completed the remaining work and then fully tested and commissioned the new system. This final stage was extremely complex and involved signalling engineers from all over the world.