RO-2026-105 Passenger train impacted stop block, Khandallah, Wellington, 6 June 2026

Rail

Published date: Not yet published
Accident/Incident date: 6 June 2026
Status: In progress
Jurisdiction: New Zealand

The Commission is investigating an incident involving a passenger train on the Johnsonville Line North of Wellington at about 7:20pm on 6 June 2026. The understood circumstances were that the train impacted a stop block just South of Khandallah station resulting in significant damage to the train and injuries to people on board.

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The derailed Khandallah train 6 June 2026. Credit Murray McKenzie, PhotonPhotographyNZ — The derailed train in Khandallah, Wellington, June 2026. Photo credit: Murray McKenzie /PhotonPhotographyNZ

The Commission is investigating an incident involving a passenger train on the Johnsonville Line North of Wellington at about 7:20pm on 6 June 2026. The understood circumstances were that the train impacted a stop block just South of Khandallah station resulting in significant damage to the train and injuries to people on board.

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