Extra Saturday Bus Services Will Run on New Plymouth’s Citylink And Taranaki’s Connector Buses Throughout December.

The Saturday bus services will run on 2, 9, 16 and 23 December, in New Plymouth,
Bell Block and Waitara.

Taranaki’s Connector bus will also run on these Saturdays - providing one return trip starting in Opunake at 9am with the return trip departing New Plymouth at 3pm.

An on-bus survey will also look at demand for a permanent Saturday service to run throughout the year.

“We’re excited to provide additional services so people can bus into town on Saturday and do their Christmas shopping or get into the festive spirit without worrying about a car,” Taranaki Regional Council Transport Services Manager Chris Clarke says.

“We’re also trialling the Connector service to look at demand for a regular Saturday service to help people connect outside of the usual Monday to Friday service,” Mr Clarke says.

Citylink buses will extend existing Saturday services from two to nine routes in the lead up to Christmas. The services will run from morning to mid-afternoon with at least four return bus trips on each route. The usual Saturday services Routes 10 and 11 won’t run.

The Saturday services will follow the regular Monday to Friday routes, with buses operating as they do during the off-peak period. Fitzroy, The Valley, Bell Block and Waitara routes have been combined into one route with four return services catering to these areas. It means five buses will operate over nine routes instead of 1 bus over two routes.

The special Christmas timetables are available at the Council’s website - https://www.trc.govt.nz/buses-transport/routes/ - the Taranaki Public Transport Facebook Group, Ariki St Bus Centre, i-SITE or Library Plus, or on Citylink buses.

See all our Saturday bus services here: https://www.trc.govt.nz/buses-transport/routes/saturday-services-december-2017/

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