Proposed changes for some North Shore bus services Proposed changes for some North Shore bus services

Albany Village would be served by a new bus service – the 864. The 864 would connect the village with the North Harbour Industrial Estate, the Northern Busway at Rosedale Station, and Browns Bay. By connecting Albany Village with areas to the east for the first time, the 864 would make it easier for more people to travel to and from the village by bus.

Albany Village residents and visitors should note that a new bus service, the 888, will start to serve their area later in 2022.

We don’t propose to change the 126, 888, 917 or 986 routes or how often these buses run as part of this project.

Browns Bay would have more direct connections with the Northern Busway at Rosedale Station and therefore quicker journeys to and from the city centre and other locations to the south.

A new bus service, the 864 would connect Browns Bay with Rosedale Station, North Harbour Industrial Estate and Albany Village. Buses would run the length of Browns Bay Road for the first time, making it easier to travel to and from adjacent residential areas by bus.

The 865 would take people from Browns Bay and Oaktree Avenue to Rosedale Station and Massey University instead of Albany Station as at present. People travelling between Oaktree Avenue and the city centre and other locations to the south would have a more direct connection with the Northern Busway and therefore quicker journeys. However people travelling between Oaktree Avenue and locations to the north may have longer journeys, as they would no longer have a direct connection with Albany Station.

We don’t propose to change the 83, 856 or 878 routes or how often these buses run as part of this project.

The 883 would serve Rothwell Avenue, William Pickering Drive and Paul Matthews Road. This means the 883 would no longer serve bus stop number 3629 on Albany Highway near Rothwell Avenue, and bus stop number 4081 near 176 Albany Highway. These stops will still be served by the 917, and we don’t propose to change the 917 route or how often these buses run as part of this project.

As a result of customer feedback, the 907 would be extended along Ramsgate Terrace, Maxwelton Drive and Apollo Drive to Rosedale Station. This would make it easier to travel to and from the Mairangi Bay shops by bus.

We don’t propose to change the 856 route or how often these buses run as part of this project.

It is proposed that Massey University be served by one more bus service than at present. The 865 would give Massey University a direct connection with the Northern Busway at Rosedale Station, as well as an additional, more direct connection with Browns Bay.

We don’t propose to change the 83, 861, 917 or 986 routes or how often these buses run as part of this project.

The North Harbour Industrial Estate would be served by more buses and would have an extra connection with the Northern Busway at Rosedale Station. This would make it easier and quicker to travel to, from and around the North Harbour Industrial Estate by bus.

A new bus service – the 864 would connect the North Harbour Industrial Estate with the Northern Busway at Rosedale Station, as well as Browns Bay and Albany Village. Buses would run the full length of Rosedale Road for the first time.

Instead of bypassing the North Harbour Industrial Estate, the 883 would run along Rothwell Avenue, William Pickering Drive and Paul Matthews Road. Rothwell Avenue and Vanguard Military School would be served by buses for the first time. The 883 would still run to and from Constellation Station and Schnapper Rock.

The 884 and 885 buses already use the part of Rosedale Road that will become part of Rosedale Station, so they would stop at Rosedale Station. We are not proposing to make any other changes to these routes or how often they run as part of this project.

Significant changes are proposed for Apollo Drive:

• Apollo Drive would no longer be served by the 889 and therefore wouldn’t have a direct connection with McClymonts Road or Albany Station.
• The northern part of Apollo Drive would only be served by the 907. This part of Apollo Drive would therefore have a connection with the Northern Busway at Rosedale Station, but people travelling to and from the city centre and other locations to the south might have longer journeys than at present.
• In addition to the 907, the southern part of Apollo Drive would be served by the 884 and 885, and would therefore have direct connections with the Northern Busway at Constellation and Rosedale stations.
• The 907 would give Apollo Drive a new connection with Mairangi Bay and Campbells Bay.

We don’t propose to change the 861 route or how often this bus runs as part of this project.

The NX1, NX2 and 866 buses already use the Northern Busway and would stop at Rosedale Station. We’re not proposing to make any other changes to these routes or how often these buses run as part of this project.

Significant changes are proposed for McClymonts Road.

McClymonts Road would no longer be served by the 865, and therefore wouldn’t have a direct connection with Oaktree Avenue and Browns Bay.

McClymonts Road would continue to be served by the 889. This would give McClymonts Road a direct connection with the Northern Busway at Albany and Rosedale stations. People travelling between McClymonts Road and the city centre and other locations to the south would have quicker journeys than at present.

The 889 would use Rosedale Station, so McClymonts Road would no longer have a direct connection with Constellation Station and Apollo Drive.

We don’t propose to change the 856 or 878 routes or how often these buses run as part of this project.

Tawa Drive would be served by buses for the first time. The 865 would take people to and from Massey University, Browns Bay and the Northern Busway at Rosedale Station.

Rosedale Road would continue to be served by the 884 and 885, which would take people around the North Harbour Industrial Estate and to the Northern Busway at Rosedale Station.

Rosedale Road would also be served by the 864. This new route would connect Rosedale Road with Albany Village, Browns Bay and the Northern Busway at Rosedale Station.

We don’t propose to change the 861 route or how often these buses run as part of this project.

Following the introduction of traffic lights at the Rothwell Avenue-Albany Highway intersection, we can now provide a safe bus connection between Schnapper Rock and the North Harbour Industrial Estate.

Instead of using the Upper Harbour Highway and bypassing the industrial estate, it is proposed that the 883 serve Rothwell Avenue, William Pickering Drive and Paul Matthews Road. More buses would travel between the southwestern part of the industrial estate and Constellation Station, therefore making it easier for people to travel to and from this area by bus.