Auckland Transport is consulting on proposed changes to some central crosstown bus services. These proposed changes affect the OuterLink and the 650 bus services and include:
• Removing the section of the OuterLink route between St Lukes and Newmarket via Balmoral/Mt Eden where there is duplication with other bus routes to allow better reliability of the remaining section of the route from Newmarket to the city centre and on to suburbs in the west.
• Increasing the frequency of route 650 (Glen Innes – St Johns – Meadowbank – Remuera – Greenlane – Balmoral – St Lukes – Western Springs – Pt Chevalier) to every 15 minutes during the day, seven days a week and operating it later in the evening.
• Adding more bus trips on Manukau Rd at peak times.
In addition to the proposed changes you can find out more about a new bus route being introduced in May 2020 between Newmarket, Grafton, Mt Eden and the Valley Rd shops. This will assist with journeys when Mt Eden Station temporarily closes to enable construction on the City Rail Link.
You can read the details of the proposed changes and submit your feedback online at AT.govt.nz/haveyoursay
Feedback closes on 13 December 2019.
