Wairarapa Line

This page only shows planned buses replacing trains schedules. 

During unplanned disruptions, bus service information will be included in the service alert. (external link)

Bus stop locations are listed at the bottom of this page.

Website train timetables do not show bus departure times. 

Train timetables will highlight bus replaced trips in pink and the service times will be crossed out. This helps you know to check the bus replacement PDF timetable directly, instead of assuming it follows the regular train timetable. The bus replacement timetable is available below or on the train timetable page. 

Bike racks on Metlink buses will be available to passengers by Tuesday 1 July 2025, once all buses requiring modification are compliant with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) industry alert.

In October 2024, NZTA issued an alert(external link) reminding public transport authorities that bicycles fixed to bike racks on the front of buses should not obscure bus headlamps during the hours of darkness.

On Saturday 9 November 2024 Metlink decided that bike racks on Metlink buses will not be available to passengers, following the alert from the NZTA, until all 199 buses requiring modification were compliant.

Metlink is intending for all bike racks on buses to be operational by 1 July 2025 and operators have confirmed that they remain on target for this date.

This decision was made so that drivers do not need to manage the changeover period between daylight hours and night, which is not able to be a set time, but is variable due to weather and changing seasons. It also means that passengers with bikes aren’t having to guess at whether a bus they want to take is compliant or not.

We thank passengers for their patience until all Metlink buses with bike racks are operational again.