Trains could run on the Melling Line on weekends as part of the RiverLink project.
The long awaited project has, however, stalled over the past 18 months as contractors try to agree on a final design and cost for the project, which had an initial budget of $700m.
A Greater Wellington report on the troubled Lower Hutt project outlines the potential public transport benefits of Riverlink, which includes an interchange at Melling and two new bridges across Te Awa Kairangi/ Hutt River.
Greater Wellington also plans to relocate the Melling Station southwards, where a bridge across the river would provide cycle/walking access to central Lower Hutt.
