All Wellington commuter lines will remain closed tomorrow morning with no peak train services or bus replacements operating.
Tranz Metro passengers were advised to make alternative travel arrangements for the morning.
Tranz Metro train services were suspended immediately following the magnitude 6.5 earthquake which struck at 5.09pm.
Cursory track inspections
had been undertaken across all four lines (Wairarapa, Kapiti, Hutt Valley and Johnsonville) to check for damage to the rail.
However, due to the number of aftershocks that had taken place and the constraints involved in undertaking inspections without daylight, KiwiRail would be carrying out another inspection tomorrow morning to ensure that there was no damage to the tracks, bridges and tunnels that may not have been identified in the dark.
