The line between Picton and Spring Creek yard remained open to allow rail wagon freight from the Interislander ferries to be transshipped to road and vice versa. The section of line from Spring Creek south to Lake Grassmere reopened on 16 January 2017.
The railway line between Picton and Spring Creek was kept operational for the purpose of transferring goods via rail from Interislander ferries to roads, and vice versa. The section of track from Spring Creek southward to Lake Grassmere reopened on January 16, 2017.