Train services to and from Greymouth will resume on the Midland Line tomorrow after Kiwirail cleared slips created by nasty wet weather.
The TranzAlpine train frequented by many tourists is among the services due to restart.
“Our staff and contractors have worked hard and getting the line open again so quickly after last week’s devastating weather bomb is a real credit to them,” says KiwiRail’s South Island network services manager Jeanine Benson.
The TranzAlpine has been running day return trips from Christchurch to Arthur’s Pass while the line was shut by the large slip at Deception Point.
West Coast Tourism estimates that the TranzAlpine brings in excess of $15 million a year to the region.
KiwiRail will also be running freight trains on the Midland Line between 7.30pm and 7am, so work can continue on clearing the slip from the road during daylight hours.
