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 remained open for freight transfer between rail and road transport, with the section from Spring Creek south to Lake Grassmere reopening in 2017.