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KiwiRail resumes services after latest earthquakes
Media release
14 June 2011
KiwiRail resumes services after
latest earthquakes
KiwiRail freight services
today resumed in Christchurch after the latest earthquakes
in Christchurch, and passenger services are to resume
tomorrow.
KiwiRail chief executive Jim Quinn said track and structures inspections had cleared the lines north, south, and west of Christchurch this morning, and freight services had resumed.
The Tranz Alpine passenger train service between Christchurch and Greymouth is to resume tomorrow (Wednesday 15 June 2011).
The line between Heathcote and Lyttelton is still under repair.
ENDS
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