Changes to the Dunedin Bus Service

Why are changes being made and what are they for? They’re part of a programme of changes being made over several years. This is the third and largest stage of changes. The changes were first outlined in 2014 in the Otago Regional Public Transport Plan– a plan that signalled a fundamental shift in our approach to public transport in Otago. If your bus route changed already in 2015 or 2016, you won’t see many changes. Most other routes will have changes in keeping with the principles of the Public Transport Plan. What are the changes for? The changes have at their heart buses that come more often and get you where you’re going faster. Routes with changes will be more direct, and we’re moving towards getting most urban peak services running every 15, 20 or 30 minutes. Almost all routes will be same every time, without variations – even in evenings and weekends. Where does the bus hub come into it? From: Bus The bus hub is also part of the changes first outlined in the Public Changes Hub Transport Plan. Combined with the principles of more direct services, reduced journey time, and buses that come more often, its planned to help open up the whole network by making transfers from one service to another more straightforward. We intend to publish a new bus timetable booklet with the planned bus hub. to the Dunedin Why are some routes going out of service? Main network One weekday route (Maori Hill Roslyn, 66/67) is going out of service on 18 September. The associated evening and weekend routes (68,69) will go out of service too. Some other evening and weekend services will also go, where they are replaced by extended hours on main routes. bus service Potential alternatives for current users of route 66/67: • The Ridge Runner will travel along Highgate via the Roslyn shops, down Warrender St, onto George St to the Gardens, then down to the campus. Frequency: every 30 minutes both directions at peak times, hourly off-peak. • Ridge Runner will also open up direct access from Roslyn/Maori Hill to Mornington, Belleknowes, the Glen and South Dunedin. • Route 50 will run via Maori Hill • Four routes run up Stuart St and under the Highgate overbridge at Roslyn For help with planning your travels, call 03 474 0287. School services School bus routes 48A and 51C are going out of service. All routes Some routes Plus 48A is the Logan Park High School to Maori Hill service; 51C is the Logan Park High School to Wakari service. As we work through the stages of implementing the new bus network, Otago Regional Council contracted services are being integrated with the main network. These changes will mean that for some school students, the walk to the bus stop may be longer; or there could be a need to transfer between services. For help with planning journeys to and from school, call 03 474 0287. What else is new for 2017? 2018 and beyond • You’ll find bike racks on the front of every urban bus service. • Online top-ups with a new ticketing system. • Free wifi – stay tuned, this is coming soon. • Real time tracking of your bus on your mobile phone. • A dedicated Otago Regional Council Bus Services facebook page. NEED HELP? CALL OUR BUS HELPLINE ON 03 474 0287 OR HEAD TO: OTAGO REGIONAL 8am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri. [email protected] @otagoRC 70 Stafford Street COUNCIL BUS SERVICES 9am - 5pm Weekends. Private Bag 1954 Dunedin 9054 www.orc.govt.nz/buses Find us on Facebook P 03 474 0827 • A new route that includes • Every 30 mins from early part of the former route morning until 7pm • Name has changed but not Main network Corstorphine 33/33A • Hourly evenings and Calton Hill the route One main weekday route on the main – Wakari • Runs from Middleton Rd via weekends – Pine Hill • New hourly evening and network is going out of service – Roslyn and return 33 Corstorphine Rd, Caversham, • Late night Sat and return 5/6 weekend services following the weekday routes Maori Hill 66/67. Cargill’s Cnr, Exchange, Taieri • Does not include Mulford St/ Routes More details on the back Rd, Nairn St, Shetland St and Stenhope Cres loop Centennial Ave to Tuckett St going out School services Two school bus services are going out of of service service – 48A and 51C. More details on the back Palmerston 5 Introducing the Ridge Runner Helensburgh Pine Hill Normanby 8 50 3 1 Ross Creek The Ridge Runner is an entirely new 33 10 route and will be a key part of the Wakari Opoho network structure. Halfway Bush The Ridge Runner will skirt the hills just 44 above the Town Belt, dropping down to Botanic Port Chalmers the flat at both ends of the route (campus Gardens – City and the Hillside Road/Andersons Bay Ridge Runner in brief and return 14 Road corner). Maori Hill • Every 30 mins both ways Though it isn’t a complete circle, the weekday on-peak Ridge Runner is essentially an ‘orbit’ • Hourly off-peak, evenings, • More buses in the daytime – every 30 mins service – designed to connect urban weekends Brockville Kaikorai Logan Park all day bus routes that span out from a single • Links through from the 63 • Evening and weekend buses every hour central point. It will intersect almost all of campus to the Gardens, Stadium 55 38 • Late night buses Fri and Sat Dunedin’s urban services. Together with Maori Hill, Roslyn, Roslyn 15 Port Chalmers the planned bus hub, the Ridge Runner Belleknowes, Mornington, 1 • Same journey every trip; no variation up Bradford 14 14 is geared to make it easier to ‘connect the Glen, Carisbrook and UNIVERSITY Ravensbourne hill the dots’ with easier transfer points from Cargill’s Corner, finishing 18 service to service opening up journeys up at the Andersons Bay across the whole network. Road/Hillside Road corner. OCTAGON Belleknowes EXCHANGE Portobello 19 (Harington 18 Portobello and Harington Pt Point) – City 18 Balaclava – and return Waverley Logan Park Mornington 19 and return 63 11 • Now much more viable for commuters; now every 30 mins on-peak 61 Shiel Hill Kenmure • Hourly off-peak • A new route – much of it similar to current route • Evening and weekend buses now 63 but now extends to Stadium/Logan Park every hour sportsground 15 • All Harington Point services will run • Runs from Mornington Rd to Elgin Rd, Mitchell via Harwood and Glenpark Aves, Mailer St, High St, Princes Balaclava • Four Harington Point services every day each St, George St and campus to Stadium/Logan 63 way; departure times geared to enable commute Park sportsground Musselburgh 80 • Late night Friday and Saturday • Every 15 mins weekdays from early morning Caversham CARGILL’S ‘til 7pm 81 6 CORNER • Every 30 mins evenings and weekends Abbotsford Calton Hill • Late nights Fri and Sat Kew 3 Shiel Hill 77 37 Ocean Grove Mosgiel Green Island Concord 44 – Opoho Brighton – 70 and return 10/11 Abbotsford/ Green Island Corstorphine 50 St Kilda 55 Brighton 33 8 St Clair (with Concord St Clair Park extension) 70 • New hourly evening and weekend services and return following the weekday routes • Routes and timetables remain the same • New Concord extension from Green Island runs 6 times off-peak weekdays • A new route that includes parts of the • Weekday every 30 mins all day • Earlier start in the morning – every 15 mins from 6am existing route 32/32A • Hourly evenings and weekends St Clair Park - St Clair - • More evening services – every 30 mins • Runs from Middleton Rd via St Clair Park, • Late night Fri and Sat Helensburgh Normanby • More weekend services – every 30 mins Easther Cres, Hillside Rd, Cargill’s Cnr, and return 50 and return 8 • Now running via Macandrew Rd instead of Hillside Rd Exchange, City, Pitt St, Drivers Rd and Lynn St to Helensburgh Rd.

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