Dunedin Bus Timetable 18 September 2017 WWW.ORC.GOVT.NZ/BUSES What’s changing with this Contents timetable booklet? Network map ................................................................................... 2 Route index ..................................................................................... 4 This timetable introduces some along with the planned bus hub it’s changes to Dunedin bus services, designed to help make it easy to City stands 1 – 8 ............................................................................. 6 effective 18 September 2017. connect from service to service, so How-to guide to catching the bus ................................................... 7 you can access the whole network They’re part of a programme of more easily. The planned bus hub ..................................................................... 8 changes being made over several years. The changes were first Where does the bus GoCards .......................................................................................... 8 outlined in 2014 in the Otago hub come into it? Public holidays ................................................................................ 8 Regional Council Public Transport The bus hub is also part of the Plan– a plan that signalled a Alerts ............................................................................................... 9 changes first outlined in the Public fundamental shift in our approach Transport Plan. Combined with the School bus information ................................................................... 9 to public transport in Otago. principles of more direct services, Accessibility .................................................................................... 9 Route and timetable changes reduced journey time, and buses that come more often, its planned to Taking your bike on the bus .......................................................... 10 If your bus route changed already help open up the whole network by in 2015 or 2016, you won’t see What can I take on the bus? ......................................................... 11 making transfers from one service many changes. Most other routes to another more straightforward. We Bus zones ...................................................................................... 12 will have changes in keeping intend to publish a new bus timetable with the principles of the Public Fares .............................................................................................. 13 booklet with the planned bus hub. Transport Plan. GoCard FAQs ................................................................................ 79 What else is new for 2017? The changes have at their heart Code of Conduct ........................................................................... 80 buses that come more often • You’ll find bike racks on the front and get you where you’re going of every urban bus service. Visibility ........................................................................................ 82 faster. Routes with changes will • Free wifi – stay tuned, this is be more direct, and we’re moving coming soon. towards getting most urban peak services running every 15, 20 or • A dedicated Otago Regional Need help? 30 minutes. Council Bus Services facebook We’re here for you. page. Meet the Ridge Runner… 2018 and beyond An entirely new service, the Ridge Call 03 474 0287 Runner will connect the campus • Online top-ups with a new with the Gardens, Maori Hill, ticketing system. Otago Regional Council Bus Services Roslyn, Belleknowes, Mornington, • Real time tracking of your bus on the Glen, Carisbrook and Cargill’s your mobile phone. Corner, finishing up at Andersons 8am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday Bay Rd. It’s a new kind of route 9am – 5pm Saturday and Sunday for the Dunedin service – and Palmerston 5 Network map Helensburgh Pine Hill Normanby 8 50 3 1 Please note there is no Ross Creek longer a separate route map 33 10 for evenings, weekends and Wakari Opoho public holidays. Halfway Bush Refer to route timetable 44 Botanic pages for more details. Gardens Maori Hill Brockville Kaikorai You can also plan your 63 Logan Park journey using the Google 55 38 Stadium maps journey planner at: Roslyn 1 15 Port Chalmers www.orc.govt.nz/buses Bradford 14 14 18 UNIVERSITY OCTAGON Belleknowes EXCHANGE 19 18 Portobello and Harington Pt Waverley Mornington 19 11 61 Shiel Hill Kenmure 15 63 Balaclava 80 Musselburgh Caversham CARGILL’S 81 6 CORNER Abbotsford Calton Hill Kew 3 77 37 Ocean Grove Mosgiel 70 Green Island Concord 44 Corstorphine 50 St Kilda 55 Brighton 33 8 St Clair St Clair Park 2 3 Route index Route Description Page Route Description Page Palmerston — City 14 St Clair Park — City — Helensburgh 52-53 City — Palmerston 15 Helensburgh — City — St Clair Park 54-55 Ross Creek — City — Ocean Grove 16-17 Concord — City — University 56 Ocean Grove —City — Ross Creek 18-19 University — City — Concord 57 Calton Hill — City — Pine Hill 20-21 St Kilda — City — Halfway Bush 58-59 Pine Hill — City — Calton Hill 22-23 Halfway Bush — City — St Kilda 60-61 St Clair — City — Normanby 24-25 St Kilda — City — Brockville 62-63 Normanby — City — St Clair 26-27 Brockville — City — St Kilda 64-65 Shiel Hill — City — Opoho 28-29 Kenmure — City 66 Opoho — City — Shiel Hill 30-31 City — Kenmure 67 Port Chalmers — City 32-33 Balaclava — City — Logan Park 68-70 City — Port Chalmers 34-35 Logan Park — City — Balaclava 71-73 Ridge Runner 36-37 Brighton — Abbotsford and Green Island 74 Portobello (Harington Point) — City 40-41 Green Island — Abbotsford and Brighton 75 City — Portobello (Harington Point) 42-43 Mosgiel, Fairfield, Green Island — City 76 Waverley — City — Belleknowes 44-45 City — Green Island, Fairfield, Mosgiel 77 Belleknowes — City — Waverley 46-47 Mosgiel East circuit 78 Corstorphine — Caversham — City — Wakari 48-49 Mosgiel West circuit 78 Wakari — City — Caversham — Corstorphine 50-51 4 5 City stands 1 – 8 How-to guide to catching the bus 1. PLANNING YOUR JOURNEY Use this booklet or our online journey planner at www.orc.govt.nz/buses to figure out what bus you should take and what time you can catch it. Stuart St Need help? Give us a call: 03 474 0287. 3 2. CATCHING YOUR BUS 2 8 We recommend getting to your stop a few minutes before Octagon the listed time – times at individual bus stops along the way Princes St 1 George St 7 are a best estimate and can vary depending on factors like traffic and number of times the bus has stopped along the way. Signal the driver with your hand when the bus is in sight. Stuart St 45 Your driver will appreciate it if you raise your hand with plenty of time for them to stop safely. Some stops are used by more than one service, so Cumberland St check the number on the front to see if it’s your bus. 3. PAYING FOR YOUR RIDE You can pay your fare using your GoCard or cash. It costs less with City Stand 1 Evan Parry House, Princes St GoCard. If you’re using a GoCard, place it on the scanner and tell the bus driver your destination or the number of zones you want to travel – and City Stand 2 Savoy Building, Princes St show your ID if you’re eligible for any concessions. City Stand 3 Reading Cinemas, Octagon Fares and zones are on pages 12-13. City Stand 4 Countdown, Cumberland St 4. ON THE BUS City Stand 5 Centre City New World, Cumberland St When you’re taking the bus we ask you to follow our Code of Conduct (page 80) for everyone’s safety and comfort. City Stand 6 No longer in use City Stand 7 BNZ Corner George St/Moray Pl 5. HOW TO GET OFF THE BUS City Stand 8 Civic Centre Building, George St When the bus is approaching the stop where you want to get off, press the button once. Let your bus driver know if you need help getting off. Not sure about exact bus stop locations? Ask your driver for advice. 6 7 The planned bus hub Alerts The planned bus hub is intended to be the heart of the new network, where Sometimes road closures, extreme weather and public holidays can affect buses and people meet. your bus. To find up-to-date alerts and timetable changes: It’s intended that almost all urban bus services will travel through here, so Visit www.orc.govt.nz/buses you can connect with the city as well as easily transferring from one service Call 03 474 0287 to another to access the whole network. Otago Regional Council Bus Services @otagorc GoCards While we do our best to run the buses as advertised, ORC is not liable for GoCards are a great way to get the most out of your journey – you pay less any loss or expense resulting in delay or variance to the service. than a cash fare and get a free 30-minute transfer within the same zone. Get your GoCard from your driver on urban buses, our offices at 70 Stafford St, Dunedin City Council, or University Bookshop. School bus information Refer to rear section of this booklet for details regarding available For details of school services, please go to www.orc.govt.nz/buses concessions. Accessibility Public holidays We aim to make the buses accessible for as many people as we can. Dunedin bus services do not operate on the following public holidays: Priority seating • Christmas Day All our buses have extra space for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Your driver • Good Friday may ask you to move out of this priority seating for someone who needs it. • Easter Sunday Will your wheelchair fit? Public holiday timetables apply to the following days: Contact the bus company to work out if your wheelchair will fit on the bus • 1 and 2 January (and associated observed statutory