Classic route
Capital Connection
Palmerston North → Wellington · New Zealand
- Distance
- 136 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 15 min
- Top speed
- 100 km/h
- Operator
- KiwiRail
- Train
- Refurbished loco-hauled carriages
- Countries
- New Zealand
- In service since
- 1991
The Kāpiti Coast’s own express — one morning run to Wellington beneath Paekākāriki’s escarpment, home again each evening since 1991.
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