Mixed manifest train from Palmerston North to Napier passes through Woodville station. This is a junction with a ballon loop for trains to access the Wairarapa line to Wellington via the Rimutaka Tunnel.
Trains on 3' 6" (1.067m) track from Whangarei to Bluff with virtually heritage rebuilt EMD and GE locomotives still the mainstay power. The network was privatized in 1990's and operated by Toll until 2008 when state owned KiwiRail was established.