A fire beside railway tracks on the Paraparaumu line between Porirua and Wellington has halted trains.
KiwiRail spokesman David Knight said the fire was reported at 6pm, south of Porirua.
“Although this was put out by the fire service, it seems that vandalism may have been a factor and repairs to trackside equipment are required this evening.”
Southbound trains on the Paraparaumu line have been stopped at Porirua and buses arranged to take passengers to Wellington, he said.
“We apologise for the delay to our passengers caused by this trackside incident. Trains will be running as normal by Thursday morning.”
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