Greymouth businesses are holding out hope the train line will be open in the next few days

Omoto's State Highway 7 between Greymouth and Stillwater has reopened to one lane - after being closed for the past month because of a significant slip.

But KiwiRail staff are still working to restore the rail link - aiming to have it open later this week.

Grey District mayor, Tania Gibson, says it's been a tough ride for many.

She says one business is down 70-thousand-dollars compared to last month, just because they're missing out on visitors passing through.