2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ease ▁rolling ▁stock ▁constraints . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁G WR C ▁decided ▁to ▁purchase ▁ 3 5 ▁additional ▁Mat ang i ▁units ▁instead ▁of ▁ref urb ishing ▁the ▁EM / ET ▁units . ▁The ▁last ▁EM / ET ▁units ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁after ▁ 3 4 ▁years ▁in ▁service . ▁ ▁Ki wi R ail ▁provides ▁three ▁dies el - elect ric ▁locomot ives ▁on ▁a ▁" hook - and - t ow " ▁basis ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁Connection ▁trains . ▁Since ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁services ▁have ▁been ▁ha u led ▁by ▁the ▁D FT ▁class ; ▁before ▁then , ▁the ▁DC ▁class ▁was ▁primarily ▁used . ▁ ▁Future ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Review ▁and ▁D raft ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Review ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Regional ▁Public ▁Transport ▁Plan ▁confirmed ▁that ▁building ▁additional ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁Kap iti ▁Line ▁at ▁Raum ati ▁and ▁Lind ale ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁recommended , ▁with ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁new ▁stations ▁out we igh ing ▁the ▁benefits . ▁The ▁detailed ▁analysis ▁for ▁Raum ati ▁( which ▁was ▁a ▁" vi ability ▁benchmark " ▁for ▁other ▁new ▁stations ) ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁model led ▁peak - hour ▁patron age ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁new ▁passengers ▁to ▁justify ▁a ▁new ▁station , ▁and ▁that ▁most ▁Raum ati ▁users ▁would ▁have ▁switched ▁from