{"id":463738,"date":"2026-06-06T09:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T09:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/463738\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T09:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T09:16:12","slug":"injuries-after-wellington-train-derailment-between-box-hill-khandallah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/463738\/","title":{"rendered":"Injuries after Wellington train derailment between Box Hill, Khandallah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4JNFWDX_Image_2_jfif.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"699\" alt=\"Train derailment between Khandallah and Box Hill stations - 6 June 2026\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nEngineers inspect the train between Box HIll and Khandallah.<br \/>\nPhoto: RNZ\/Samuel Rillstone\n<\/p>\n<p>Several people have been injured when a train derailed on the Johnsonville line, between Box Hill and Khandallah stations in Wellington.<\/p>\n<p>Fire and Emergency New Zealand, ambulance crews and police were called to the scene, closer to Khandallah, about 7.20pm Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Wellington Free Ambulance sent six vehicles to treat eight patients, ranging in condition from minor to serious.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4JNFZMJ_Image_jpg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"787\" alt=\"Fire and Emergency New Zealand, ambulance crews and police were called to the scene of emergency services responding to a train derailment in Wellington.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nWellington Free Ambulance says some have moderate or minor injuries.<br \/>\nPhoto: RNZ: Mark Stevens\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a big contingent of KiwiRail staff, Transdev staff and Rotem staff on site,&#8221; said Greater Wellington Regional Council chair Daran Ponter. &#8220;The train was just south of the Khandallah station, I wouldn&#8217;t want to speculate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Three fire applicanes were dispatched and all passengers were removed from the train. Police initially confirmed the train had derailed with injuries.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4JNFZ8J_Image_2_jpg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" alt=\"An electronic sign at Box Hill station in Wellington advises train passengers of delays caused by a derailment on the night of 6 June 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nThe derailment is believed to be between between Box Hill and Khandallah station.<br \/>\nPhoto: RNZ: Mark Stevens\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen them all getting carted to the ambulance on the stretchers and that,&#8221; said local resident Jo Hosie, who had friends on the train.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4JNFYQZ_Image_3_jpg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"787\" alt=\"The train that derailed near Box Hill in Wellington on the night of 6 June 2026\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nFire and Emergency has told RNZ that all the passengers are now off the train.<br \/>\nPhoto: RNZ\/Mark Stevens\n<\/p>\n<p>Others nearby reported hearing &#8220;a crash&#8221; and sounds like &#8220;thunder&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In wet and misty condition, the extent of the derailment and the number of people involved were not immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p>More to come<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radionz.us6.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=211a938dcf3e634ba2427dde9&amp;id=b3d362e693\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for Ng\u0101 Pitopito K\u014drero<\/a>, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Engineers inspect the train between Box HIll and Khandallah. 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