Changes to some school services Effective from 28 January 2013, there are changes to some school bus services operated by Runcimans. These changes include discontinuing some school services, variations to some services and the introduction of some new services. Please note that any school bus services to and from Riverstone Terraces, or Lower Hutt suburbs to Lower Hutt Schools operated by Valley Flyer are not affected by these changes. Fares and Using Snapper on public bus routes Some of the changes detailed below require the use of public bus routes as an alternative to discontinued school bus services. The Runcimans term passes cannot be used on public bus routes, they can only be used on dedicated school buses operated by Runcimans. Credit can be loaded onto your Snapper card which can be used to transfer between Runcimans school routes and public bus routes at no additional cost, but you need to make sure that you tag on and tag off of each bus otherwise you will pay more than you need to. Transfer options are not available for the train, although monthly passes at significant discounts are available.
Planning your journey We have made some suggestions below as to which particular timetabled public bus services and transfers between them may best suit your travel needs. You should however plan your journey at www.metlink.org.nz, in case there are other options more suited to you. Journey Planner information in regards to new and changed services will be available from 7 January 2013. Information on changed, new and discontinued school bus services The following information is presented by school, but in many cases school buses are shared between different schools. Where this is so the core information is duplicated but some details may be slightly different therefore please make sure you look at information specific to your school.
Hutt International Boys School Please note that all Runcimans school bus routes to HIBS (except Ministry of Education services from Wainuiomata, Whitemans Valley, Mangaroa or Akatarawa) are affected in some way, as detailed below.
Routes to be discontinued at the end of the 2012 school year: Route Discontinued 928 Te Marua - HIBS Alternative Public Transport Options Passengers from Te Marua will be able to use public bus Route 112 departing Te Marua at 7.13am or 7.33am and then transfer to public bus Route 110 to Petone, departing Upper Hutt Station at 7.40am, 7.55am or 8.10am. Passengers from between Emerald Hill and Trentham will be able to use public bus Route 110 to Petone, departing Emerald Hill at 7.22am, 7.35am or 7.55am. 961 Wainuiomata - HIBS Passengers from Waterloo will be able to use: o Public bus Route 110 Emerald Hill from Westfield Queensgate at o 7.46am; or The train from Waterloo Station at 7.57am. Passengers from Melling will be able to use school bus route 951 Boulcott HIBS, picking up at Melling Station bus stop at approximately 7:57am, and dropping off at the same place in the afternoon.
Passengers from Hutt Central will be able to use public bus Route 110 departing High Street at Kirk Motors at 7:32am or 7:47am. Passengers from Wainuiomata will be able to use public bus Route 160 departing Wainuiomata Shopping Centre at 7:10am, or public bus Route 170 departing Sunny Grove at 7:03am, and transfer to public bus Route 110 to Emerald Hill at Westfield Queensgate at 7:46am; or alternatively Passengers from Wainuiomata will be able to use public bus Route 160 departing Wainuiomata Shopping Centre at 7.20am or public bus Route 170 departing Sunny Grove at 7.18am, and transfer to the train from Waterloo Station at 7.57am. 976 Papakowhai - HIBS Passengers will be able to use school bus routes 970, 971 and 973 serving Papakowhai, Paremata, Plimmerton, and Whitby areas. See information under Routes Changed for timetable information. A transfer of passengers between buses will occur (at no extra cost) at Paremata
Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop, depending on the number of passengers for each school. School bus routes 971 and 973 will continue on to HIBS from the Paremata Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop after transfers. Route 950 Alicetown - HIBS Passengers from Petone will be able to use public bus Route 110 departing Petone Station at 7.33am, or the train from Petone Station at 7.49am. Passengers from the Western Hills will be able to use public bus Route 150 to Kelson, departing Maungaraki at 7.02am and then transfer to: o Route 110 to Emerald Hill departing Westfield Queensgate at 7.31am; or alternatively: Passengers from the Western Hills will be able to use public bus Route 150 to Kelson, departing Maungaraki at 7.32am and then transfer to: o The train at Waterloo Station 7.57am. Passengers boarding at Grounsell Crescent, Belmont Flat and the bottom of the Kelson Hill will be able to use school route 951 Boulcott - HIBS which
will be modified to service these areas, departing from Grounsell Crescent (near 275) at approximately 8:00am, Kelson Layby (School Stop) at approximately 8:01am, and Belmont Flat - Western Hutt Road (northbound) at approximately 8:03am. The afternoon service will drop off at these same locations before 4:08pm. Route 963 Eastbourne - HIBS Passengers from Eastbourne will be able to use public bus Route 83 Courtenay Place departing Eastbourne Terminus at 7.05am and either transfer to: o Public bus Route 110 to Emerald Hill departing Queensgate at 7:31am or 7.46am; or o Disembark the bus at Ludlam Crescent and take the train from Woburn Station at 7.54 (if catching the Route 83 7.05am service). Passengers from Waterloo will be able to use: o o Public bus Route 110 to Emerald Hill departing from Westfield Queensgate at 7.46am; or Take the train from Waterloo Station at 7.57am.
Routes to be changed at the beginning of the school year, from 28 January 2013: Route Changed 951 Boulcott HIBS via Stokes Valley* Changes and Alternative Public Transport Options * Note school route 951 will now be a shared service with St Patrick s College. Taita and Stokes Valley will no longer be served by this route. Passengers will be able to use public bus route 110 from Taita at 8.00am and Pomare at 8.03am, or from Stokes Valley Entrance Stokes Valley at 8.08am. Passengers may use the public route 120 bus departing Rakau Grove at 7.55am, or public route 121 bus departing Stokes Valley Heights at 7.45am to get to Stokes Valley Entrance for transfers to the route 110 Emerald Hill bus at 8.08am. Route 951 will now take in Melling (picking up at Melling Station bus stop at approximately 7:57am and dropping off at the same place in the afternoon), lower Kelson (picking up at the Kelson Layby bus stop at approximately 8:01am and dropping off at the same place at 4:08pm in the afternoon), and lower Belmont (picking up at Belmont Flat - Western Hutt Road (northbound) bus stop at approximately 8:03am and dropping
off at Belmont Flat - Western Hutt Road (southbound) bus stop in the afternoon). Passengers from Boulcott and Epuni will be affected by the timetable and route changes, with the morning school route 951 now departing Fairway Drive Avalon Park at 7:49am and travelling via High Street to Melling.** ** This means that students waiting in Boulcott or Epuni will need to wait at the bus stops on the opposite side of the road to the bus stops that they used in 2012 for route 951. 970 Papakowhai Chilton St James* * Note school route 970 is a shared service with Chilton St James, St Oran s College and St Patrick s College. The current route and timetable have been changed, with transfers for students from HIBS and St Patrick s College using route 970 to school routes 971 and 973 at Paremata Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop in the morning and in the afternoon. The morning departure time from Aotea Lagoon (RNZ Police College) has changed to 7:20am with an arrival time of 7:50am at Paremata Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop for transfers to school routes 971 and 973. The afternoon departure time from Chilton St
971 Papakowhai HIBS (via Whitby Village and St Patrick s College)* 973 Paremata HIBS (via St Patrick s College)* James School on Waterloo Road has changed to 3:30pm with an arrival time of 3:55pm at Paremata Haywards Rd at Moonshine Rd bus stop for any transfers from school routes 971 and 973. * Note school route 971 is a shared service with Chilton St James, St Oran s College and St Patrick s College. The current route and timetable have been changed to start at Papakowhai in the mornings and finish at Papakowhai in the afternoons. The morning departure time from Aotea Lagoon (RNZ Police College) has changed to 7:20am, and the afternoon departure time from Hutt International Boys School (School Stop) has changed to 3:35pm. * Note school route 973 is a shared service with Chilton St James, St Oran s College and St Patrick s College. The current timetable has been changed, with a route change to the afternoon service, removing Papakowhai (Aotea Lagoon RNZ Police College) from the bus route. This service will now finish at Paremata Station. The morning departure time from Paremata Station has changed to 7:20am, and the afternoon departure from Hutt International Boys School (School Stop) has changed to 3:35pm.