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1206:Clareville
1131:Upper Hutt
1116:Heretaunga
1068:Lower Hutt
940:Upper Hutt
925:Wellington
822:29 October
763:12 October
738:18 January
714:References
662:Greytown."
580:Next Stop
492:Wellington
398:Wellington
325:Passengers
205:Bus routes
165:Wellington
1595:Woodville
1539:Eketahuna
1505:Masterton
1482:Middleton
1469:Carterton
1463:Dalefield
1355:Ngauranga
1326:Woodville
1270:Eketahuna
1236:Masterton
1213:Middleton
1200:Carterton
1194:Dalefield
1058:Ngauranga
980:Masterton
965:Carterton
496:Masterton
476:Wairarapa
378:Masterton
288:Fare zone
171:Platforms
132:Elevation
1574:Pahiatua
1489:Waingawa
1457:Matarawa
1452:Woodside
1446:Fernside
1420:Trentham
1375:Waterloo
1305:Pahiatua
1220:Waingawa
1188:Matarawa
1177:Fernside
1137:Mangaroa
1121:Trentham
1099:Haywards
960:Matarawa
955:Woodside
935:Waterloo
693:Terminus
605:Greytown
603:towards
586:Terminus
544:Services
480:Greytown
396:towards
376:towards
373:Matarawa
350:Services
244:At-grade
160:Distance
140:Owned by
87:Location
52:Woodside
1607:Italics
1553:Hukanui
1435:Maymorn
1390:Wingate
1284:Hukanui
1144:Kaitoke
1086:Andrews
1079:Belmont
1073:Melling
1045:Lambton
945:Maymorn
839:Metlink
728:Metlink
615:Gallery
550:Metlink
513:History
296:History
249:Parking
174:Single
150:Line(s)
61:Metlink
1567:Konini
1546:Newman
1495:Solway
1400:Pomare
1385:Naenae
1370:Woburn
1360:Petone
1298:Konini
1277:Newman
1226:Solway
1151:Summit
1063:Petone
1038:Te Aro
970:Solway
930:Petone
799:
498:. The
301:Opened
229:
225:
187:Tracks
180:Island
1511:Opaki
1395:Taitā
1380:Epuni
1242:Opaki
757:(PDF)
426:Notes
857:2007
841:and
824:2007
797:ISBN
765:2013
740:2011
334:2011
282:WOOD
176:side
1365:Ava
592:204
252:Yes
227:204
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445:):
312:No
291:12
260:No
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