Background Chilton St James Fergusson Intermediate

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Background

Effective from 28 January 2013, there are changes to some school bus services operated by Runcimans. These changes include discontinuing some school services, variations to some services and the introduction of some new services.

These changes are detailed below; Chilton St James

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Changes and Alternative Public Transport Options 912  Upper Hutt passengers will be able to use school bus route Fergusson Rest Home Upper 904. Hutt – Chilton St James  Stokes Valley passengers can use public bus route 120 or 121. 974  Passengers will be able to use school bus route 970 which Porirua – Wa Ora will service Chilton St James school. Montessori 975  Passengers will be able to use school bus route 970 which Porirua - Chilton will service Chilton St James school.

Fergusson Intermediate

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Alternative Public Transport Options 908  Passengers will be able to use school bus route 915 from Silverstream – Fergusson Silverstream. Intermediate

Heretaunga College

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Alternative Public Transport Options 900  Passengers will be able to use public bus route 110. Brown Owl – Maidstone Intermediate. (This is a morning only service) 926  The morning service will continue unchanged. Heretaunga College – Totara  The afternoon services commencing at Heretaunga College Park. and Upper Hutt College will be combined.

HIBS

Route to be changed at the beginning of the 2013 school year:

Route Changed Changes and Alternative Public Transport Options 951  Taita and Stokes Valley to be deleted from this route. Passengers Boulcott - HIBS will be able to use public bus route 110.  Route to take in Melling, lower Belmont and lower Kelson.  Passengers from Boulcott and Epuni will not be affected by the changes.

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Alternative Public Transport Options 928  Passengers from Te Marua will be able to use public bus route 112 Te Marua - HIBS and then transfer to route 110 at Upper Hutt Station.  Passengers from between Emerald Hill and Trentham will be able to use public bus route 110. 961  Passengers from Waterloo will be able to use public bus route 110 or Wainuiomata - HIBS the train.  Passengers from Melling will be able to use school bus route 951.  Passengers from Wainuiomata will be able to use public bus route 160/170 and transfer to route 110 or take the train from Waterloo Station. 976  Passengers will be able to use school bus route 970, route 971 and Papakowhai - HIBS route 973 serving Papakowhai, Paremata, Plimmerton, and Whitby areas with the possibility of transferring between buses at Moonshine Rd. School bus route 971 & route 973 will go to HIBS. Route 950  Passengers from Petone will be able to use public bus Route 110 or Alicetown - HIBS the train.  Passengers from the Western Hills will be able to use public bus Route 150 and then transfer to Route 110 or take the train from Waterloo Station.  Passengers boarding at Grounsell Cres, Belmont Flat and Kelson layby will be able to use school Route 951 which will be modified to service these areas Route 963  Passengers from Eastbourne will be able to use public bus Route 83 Eastbourne - HIBS and transfer to Route 110 at Queensgate or take the train from Woburn Station.  Passengers from Waterloo will be able to use public bus Route 110 or take the train from Waterloo Station.

Maidstone Intermediate

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Alternative Public Transport Options 900  Passengers will be able to use public bus route 110 or Brown Owl – Maidstone school bus route 905 from Birchville. Intermediate. (This is a morning only service)

Oxford Crescent School

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Alternative Public Transport Options 907  Passengers will be able to use public bus route 110 to St Joseph’s – Brown Owl Birchville or route 112 to Timberlea. (This is a PM only service) 925  Passengers will be able to use school bus route 935 from Totara Park – St Joseph’s School Totara Park. School bus route 935 has been modified to include Oxford Crescent school as of 28th January 2013.

Rudolf Steiner School

Route to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Alternative Public Transport Options 903  Discussions are continuing between Rudolf Steiner and NZ Te Marua – Rudolf Steiner Bus regarding school services for the Hutt Valley and Wellington.

Discussions are continuing with Rudolf Steiner regarding the following routes:

 933 – Upper Hutt to Rudolf Steiner;  981 – Wellington to Rudolf Steiner.

Sacred Heart College

Routes to be changed effective at the beginning of the 2013 school year:

Route Changed Changes and Alternative Public Transport Options 924  Totara Park segment to be deleted from this route. Passengers Totara Park – Sacred will be able to use public bus route 111 then transfer to school Heart Routes 924 or 931 departing from Upper Hutt Station at 7:57am. Afternoon routes 931, 919 & 924 will arrive at Upper Hutt Station at 3:55pm, 3:58pm and 4pm respectively. 931  Te Marua/Maymorn/Birchville areas to be deleted from this Maymorn – Sacred Heart route. Passengers will be able to use public bus routes 112 and College 110 and then transfer to school bus routes 924 or 931 departing from Upper Hutt Station at 7:57am. Afternoon routes 931, 919 & 924 will arrive at Upper Hutt Station at 3:55pm, 3:58pm and 4pm respectively.

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Alternative Public Transport Options 910  Passengers will be able to use school bus routes 924 or 931 from Upper Hutt – Sacred Upper Hutt Station or school bus route 919 from Silverstream to Heart College Sacred Heart. 932  (Late afternoon service) Passengers will be able to use public bus Sacred Heart – Te route 110. Marua

Route to be introduced effective at the beginning of the 2013 school year:

Route Introduced Description 919  This will be a joint Sacred Heart/St Orans service. Silverstream – Sacred  Morning service will commence at Silverstream Train Station at Heart 8:10 am and travel via SH2 and Kennedy Good Bridge to St Orans and then Sacred Heart.  Afternoon service will commence at St Orans, continue on to Sacred Heart and then travel to Upper Hutt Station via Kennedy Good Bridge, SH2 and Fergusson Drive.

St Joseph’s School

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Alternative Public Transport Options 907 (Afternoon only)  Passengers will be able to use public bus route 110 to Birchville or St Joseph’s – Brown public route 112 to Timberlea. Owl 925  Passengers will be able to use school bus route 935 from Totara Totara Park – St Park. School bus route 935 has been modified to include St Joseph’s Joseph’s School school as of 28th January 2013.

St Oran’s College

Route to be changed effective at the beginning of the 2013 school year:

Route Changed Changes and Alternative Public Transport Options 911  Stokes Valley segment to be deleted from this route. Stokes Valley Upper Hutt Station - passengers will be able to use public bus routes 120, 121 or 110 from St Orans Stokes Valley. 917  The only change to this service is the route number. The route itself St Orans – Upper will remain unchanged. The school bus route number will change from Hutt Station route 917 to 911 to match the corresponding morning service.

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Changes and Alternative Public Transport Options 913  Passengers will be able to use school bus route 911 from Upper Hutt Silverstream – St or school bus route 919 from Silverstream. Oran’s 918  Passengers from Upper Hutt will be able to use school bus routes 911 St Orans to (currently known as route 917) and 919 from St Orans to Upper Hutt. Pinehaven Passengers travelling to Pinehaven can use route 911 (stopping opposite Silverstream Station – Fergusson Drive at approximately 3:35pm) and transfer to public bus Route 115 departing the ‘Silverstream Station – Gard St’ bus stop at 3:47pm. Students travelling to Stokes Valley can use public Routes 120, 121 or 110.

St Oran’s College

Route to be introduced effective at the beginning of the 2013 school year:

St Patrick’s College, Silverstream

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Alternative Public Transport Options 902  Passengers will be able to use school bus route 901 or public bus (Afternoon Only) route 110 from St Patricks. Passengers will be able to transfer to St Patricks - Te Marua public bus route 111 to Totara Park and public bus route 112 to Te Marua. 952  Passengers will be able to use school bus route 951 from Waterloo – St Patricks Avalon/Hutt Central/Melling areas. Passengers currently boarding Silverstream at Waterloo train station will be able to use the train service. 960  Passengers from Stokes Valley will be able to use school bus route Wainuiomata – St 953 or public bus route 110. Passengers from Wainuiomata will be Patricks Silverstream able to use public bus routes 160 or 170 and transfer to the train or public bus route 110. 962  Passengers from Eastbourne will be able to use public bus route 83 Eastbourne – St & transfer to route 110 at Queensgate or use route 83 to Woburn Patricks Silverstream train station. Passengers from Petone will be able to use public bus route 110 or the train. Passengers from Central Hutt/Belmont flat/Kelson flat will be able to use school bus route 951. 972  Passengers will be able to use school bus route 970, 971 and 973 Papakowhai – St serving Papakowhai, Paremata, Plimmerton, and Whitby areas with Patricks Silverstream the possibility of transferring between buses at Moonshine Rd. School bus routes 971 & 973 will go to St Patricks.

Upper Hutt College

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued Alternative Public Transport Options 900 Brown Owl – Maidstone  Passengers will be able to use public bus route 110. Intermediate. (This is a morning only service)

Wa Ora Montessori School

Routes to be discontinued at the end of 2012 school year:

Route Discontinued 974 Porirua – Wa Ora Montessori

There are no changes to the following Routes:

 92 - Te Marua to Wellington;  93 - Timberlea to Wellington;  901 - Brown Owl to St Pat’s;  904 – Upper Hutt Station to Chilton St James;  905 - Gillespies Rd to Maidstone Intermediate;  906 - Clouston Park Rd to Plateau School;  907 - Gillespies Rd to Heretaunga College (excluding the afternoon St Joseph’s to Brown Owl service);  915 - Pinehaven to Fergusson Intermediate;  916 - Pinehaven to Upper Hutt College;  917 - St Orans to Upper Hutt Station;  923 - Maidstone Intermediate to Timberlea;  927 - Plateau Rd to Heretaunga College;  929 - Plateau Rd to Maidstone Intermediate;  930 - Plateau Rd to Upper Hutt College;  941 - Ministry of Education route servicing Whitemans Valley;  942 - Ministry of Education route servicing Whitemans Valley;  943 - Ministry of Education route servicing Whitemans Valley;  944 - Ministry of Education route servicing Whitemans Valley;  945 - Ministry of Education route servicing Akatarawa;  946 - Ministry of Education route servicing Mangaroa;  947 - Ministry of Education route servicing Akatarawa;  948 - Ministry of Education route servicing Coast Rd, Wainuiomata;  953 - Stokes Valley to Fergusson Intermediate;  954 - Stokes Valley to Maidstone Intermediate;  955 - Stokes Valley to Upper Hutt College;  990 - Silverstream Shops to Upper Hutt College;  991 - Heretaunga College to Plateau Rd.