Commuter chaos, passengers left on the platform, a please explain from the Beehive, and a "rapid review" announced.
The train schedule in Wellington has been slashed in half and the services that are running are going slow, as the one machine in the country used to check the tracks is busted.
KiwiRail said it has had the crucial piece of equipment urgently fixed and it will be back out checking the tracks tonight.
The Transport Minister has launched a review so KiwiRail learns from the experience.
RNZ reporter Soumya Bhamidipati on getting from A to B in the capital.
