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Engineers inspect the train between Box HIll and Khandallah.

Several people have been injured when a train derailed on the Johnsonville line, between Box Hill and Khandallah stations in Wellington.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand, ambulance crews and police were called to the scene, closer to Khandallah, about 7.20pm Saturday evening.

Wellington Free Ambulance sent six vehicles to treat eight patients, ranging in condition from minor to serious.