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

Proposal status: Feedback open until 3 April 2022

We propose to change nine existing bus services and introduce one new bus service on the North Shore. Together with Rosedale Station (a new Northern Busway station planned to open in 2025), the proposed changes would make it easier and quicker for more people to travel around the North Shore and the rest of Auckland using public transport.

Some of the proposed changes are minor:

  • The NX1, NX2 and 866 already use the Northern Busway and would therefore stop at Rosedale Station (while continuing to stop at all other busway stations)
  • The 884 and 885 North Harbour Industrial Estate loop services already use the part of Rosedale Road that will become part of Rosedale Station, and would therefore stop at the new station

More significant changes are proposed for the following bus services:

  • The 865 would serve Rosedale Station and Massey University instead of Albany Station
  • The 883 would serve the North Harbour Industrial Estate
  • The 889 would serve Rosedale Station instead of Apollo Drive and Constellation Station
  • The 907 route would be extended, to serve the Mairangi Bay shops, Maxwelton Drive, Apollo Drive and Rosedale Station

The new bus service, the 864, is proposed to connect Browns Bay, Rosedale Station and Albany Village.

Project benefits

  • More direct bus routes to the Northern Busway at Rosedale Station and therefore quicker public transport journeys for many people
  • More buses to serve the North Harbour Industrial Estate, Massey University, Browns Bay, Mairangi Bay shops and Albany Village
  • Some residential areas to be served by buses for the first time

Have your say

Your views and local knowledge are important to us and will help ensure these bus services work for as many people as possible.

Give your feedback

If you’d like to discuss the proposed changes with someone from the project team, come to one of our public drop-in sessions:

  • Constellation Station on Tuesday 22 March from 4pm to 7pm
  • Albany Station on Thursday 24 March from 4pm to 7pm
  • East Coast Bays Library in Browns Bay on Saturday 26 March from 10am to 2pm

Everyone who comes to a drop-in session will need to follow all current COVID-19 Protection Framework protocols.

There will also be two online information sessions where you can hear details about the proposed changes and ask questions:


Next steps

Public consultation closes on Sunday 3 April 2022. The project team may then contact specific streets or neighbourhoods to collect additional feedback.

The project team will analyse all the feedback we receive and improve our proposals where possible. The Consultation Summary and Decisions Report will be published on this webpage later in 2022.

Any changes to the bus network would be implemented when Rosedale Station opens, which is currently planned for 2025.

Rosedale Station

Rosedale Station will be a new Northern Busway station. It is proposed that Northern Busway services stop at platforms spanning Rosedale Road, while local buses use new bus stops on Rosedale Road. Pedestrians will access the station from Rosedale Road and Arrenway Drive. Construction is due to start later in 2022 and is planned to be complete in early 2025. More information about Rosedale Station.


What's proposed for your area

Maps of proposed bus routes

How often would buses run?

Download the Operating hours and frequency table (PDF 79KB) to view the proposed running hours and frequencies. We don’t propose to change the running hours or frequency of any other bus services as part of this project.

Resources

Download the consultation brochure (PDF 98KB)

Download the large print consultation brochure (PDF 981KB)

Download the A3 poster (PDF 119KB)

Streets gaining services

The following roads would become bus routes:

  • Albany Expressway between Tawa Drive and Bush Road
  • Beach Road between Bute Road and Browns Bay Road
  • Browns Bay Road between Beach Road and East Coast Road
  • Rosedale Road
    • between East Coast Road and Apollo Drive
    • between William Pickering Drive and Albany Highway
  • Rothwell Avenue
  • Tawa Drive

The introduction of any new bus stops would be subject to separate consultations.

The 888 – Albany Station, Fairview Heights, Gills Road, Albany Village loop

The 888 is a new bus service that is planned to start running later in 2022. It is being introduced following requests from customers that we serve this area, and in response to ongoing housing development.

The 888 will serve Albany Station, Fairview Heights, Gills Road and Albany Village in a one-way, anticlockwise loop. Buses will run every 30 minutes, seven days a week.

The 888 is not part of this consultation and we do not propose to make any changes to the service as part of this project. Information regarding the 888 is provided here so that consultation respondents can consider our proposals with the knowledge that when any changes are implemented, the 888 will also be running.

Map of the 888 bus route – Albany Station, Fairview Heights, Gills Road, Albany Village loop – anticlockwise only (PDF 47KB)