anges ▁proposed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁include ▁possible ▁additional ▁W air ar apa ▁trains ; ▁W air ar apa ▁Line ▁up gr ades ▁and ▁fund ing ▁for ▁new ▁electro - d ies el ▁multiple ▁units ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁$ 9 9 0 ▁million ▁fund ing ▁bid ▁to ▁N Z TA ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁From ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁H utt ▁Valley ▁and ▁Kap iti ▁lines ▁will ▁run ▁every ▁twenty ▁minutes ▁off - pe ak ▁on ▁week days ▁rather ▁than ▁half - hour ly . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 ▁the ▁G WR C ▁is ▁to ▁" ren ew " ▁the ▁Cro ft on ▁Down s , ▁Fe ather ston , ▁Silver stream , ▁Wal lace ville ▁and ▁Tr ent ham ▁( outer ) ▁railway ▁stations . ▁ ▁Fer ries ▁ ▁Only ▁the ▁western ▁and ▁northern ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Well ington ▁Har bour ▁are ▁heavily ▁populated , ▁and ▁the ▁trip ▁between ▁these ▁population ▁cent res ▁is ▁often ▁as ▁quick ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁by ▁water : ▁demand ▁for ▁fer ries ▁has ▁been ▁lower ▁than ▁might ▁otherwise ▁be ▁expected . ▁Two ▁fer ry ▁routes ▁are ▁operated ▁by ▁East ▁by ▁West , ▁a ▁private ▁company : ▁daily ▁between ▁central ▁Well ington ▁and ▁Days ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁coast , ▁near ▁East bourne , ▁serving ▁Se at oun ▁at ▁peak ▁times ▁from ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ; ▁and ▁the ▁Har bour ▁Explorer ▁Ex c