Auckland Transport media release

24 March 2017

Record crowds use public transport to Adele

One concert down, two to go as Adele wows the crowds. She’ll play Mount Smart stadium again tomorrow and Sunday night.

Last night Auckland Transport carried 80% of the crowd to the concert on trains and buses. Brendon Main, Group Manager AT Metro Operations says that’s a record for any concert. “The numbers using public transport were massive, close to 27000 on the trains and 7600 on buses.

“We’d like to thank people for travelling early. The trains were crowded and some people had to wait after the show but everyone was good humoured and seemed to have a great night.”

Mr Main says his team will be back on duty this weekend to make sure the buses and trains can again deliver huge numbers to the stadium.

Public transport arrangements are slightly different on the weekend with special events buses going from opposite Queens Wharf on Quay St.

If you’re travelling from the North Shore - there won’t be event buses, you can travel free into the city on Northern Express services from 3.30pm by showing your concert ticket, when you reach the city follow the signage to the event buses or the trains. There will be extra services on the Northern Express before and after the concerts.

There will again be additional trains before and after the concerts on the Southern and Onehunga Lines to and from Penrose Station. From there it’s a 10 to 15 minute walk to the stadium.

There will also be special late ferries to Devonport, extra Northern Express buses and late trains.

Mr Main says, “We’ve managed to increase capacity on buses and trains for bothSaturday and Sunday nights.”

If you’re heading to the concerts, the roads will be busy and there will be some temporary parking restrictions and road closures in the area of the stadium.

For full details on public transport to the concerts and restrictions around the stadium go to: https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/events/adele/

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