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The Wellington Harbour Ferry (WHF) that serves Queens Wharf, Days Bay and Mātiu/Somes Island will start running a new timetable from 29 January 2023, split into 3 distinct routes. Separating Mātiu/Somes Island services into two new routes makes it easier to accommodate seasonal changes in visitor-centred services with lesser effect on the timetable for the regular commuter route across the harbour. This change will also make it easier to add other ferry routes and timetables in future.
Metlink is adding more services to its temporary January timetable ahead of the reintroduction of its full timetable on 28 January. Tim Shackleton, acting General Manager for Metlink, says the introduction of supplementary buses from today will help provide more services as more people head back to work.
Important Updates Route 26 is running the normal timetable from 16 January. Route 32x is running some morning peak trips, but they will not display on RTI; Afternoon still uses shuttle connections from Island Bay. Extra buses are being arranged to run on key routes to help support peak time demand - Availability varies daily, and the trips will not display on RTI.
Selected Metlink rail services will be either suspended, replaced by buses, or have reduced capacity from Tuesday 13 December until Sunday 29 January 2023 due to a shortage of available staff. Metlink General Manager Samantha Gain said the rail network is currently experiencing a high level of staff unavailability due to sickness and leave resulting in an increase of unplanned cancellations.
A further 114 trips on the Metlink bus network will be temporarily suspended from Sunday 20 November to provide greater certainty for customers during the national bus driver shortage. 80 trips are being taken off Wellington city routes with the remaining 34 coming from Porirua city routes. They comprise 60 weekday and 54 weekend trips.
From Monday 17 October, 67 trips on Metlink’s bus network will be temporarily suspended to improve the reliability of service for bus customers during the national driver shortage. Morning and afternoon peak trips will be suspended across 14 Wellington city bus routes with the Metlink website and app detailing the trips affected, allowing customers to plan ahead.
Some Wellington bus customers will face disruptions to their travel on Tuesday 13 July between 9. 30am and 1. 30pm as Tranzurban drivers attend a Tramways Union meeting. Metlink general manager, Scott Gallacher says, “This disruption only affects a part of our network, so customers can rest assured that the vast majority of our bus services will run as usual.
Following the Government’s Alert Level 1 announcement, Metlink has confirmed that face coverings are still mandatory on all bus, train and ferry services from 11:59pm on Tuesday 29 June. “The Government has made it clear that people should wear face coverings on public transport and we encourage our staff and passengers to follow this advice on our buses, trains and ferries. These measures will help keep passengers safe across the whole network,” says Scott Gallacher, General Manager of Metlink.
Some Wellington bus customers will face disruptions to their travel on Wednesday 29 January from 9:00am to 3:00pm as drivers make their way to a Tramways Union Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM will not affect school services but will impact some customers using off-peak services. Metlink will keep customers updated through its website and social media channels, and on radio.
Metlink is introducing new timetables on 3 February which will increase frequency and improve on-time performance to key routes across the region. The following routes will see changes: 1, 2, 3, 7, 12, 12e, 14, 17, 17e, 18, 18e, 19, 21, 22, 23, 23z, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30x, 31x, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37.