23896 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail

Written Question

Published date: 04 Jun 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	23896 (2025)
Question asked:	20 May 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister for Rail
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	28 May 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_23896_2025
Document guid:	b4f1587f-b76d-4de0-88a7-1d6ca916d8c7

23896 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister for Rail: What is the breakdown of kilometres of rail by Priority Line (Freight or Scenic), Secondary Line, Metro Priority Line, Tertiary Line, Unused or Mothballed Lines in the National Rail Network?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: These are identified on page 21 of the Rail Network Investment Programme, link below. The kilometres per line is available online, however, KiwiRail will hold the information. This is operational-level information which is not held by the shareholding Minister. https://www.kiwirail.co.nz/assets/Uploads/Our-network/Funding-Our-Network/Rail-Network-Investment-Programme-2024-27.pdf