The parents of St Thomas’s School have spoken and Auckland Transport have listened – new school bus services will be in place for the start of term 1 2019. Auckland Transport will operate one bus on a revised morning service #549, one bus on a revised afternoon service #549, and one bus on a new afternoon service #550. Maps and timetables for the new services are available on our website.
As a result of the changes more bus stops in St Johns will be served, both in the morning and in the afternoon. No bus stops that are in-zone will lose service. The majority of students using the current service will be unaffected.
The new routes will not serve Stonefields. Auckland Transport is inviting customers currently using the 549 to or from Stonefields to refer to our online Journey Planner (AT.govt.nz/journeyplanner) in January 2019 or call our contact centre in January on 09 366 6400 to find out about alternatives. Current school route #547 (Panmure – Stonefields – St Johns – Selwyn College) will not be changing so will remain an option for students travelling from Stonefields to St Thomas’s.
Route 549 (one bus) mornings
Route: 20 Norman Lesser Dr (stop 7722), Norman Lesser Dr, (R) Panapa Dr (at the second intersection of Norman Lesser Dr and Panapa Dr – buses travel north on Panapa Dr and clockwise round the loop), (L) Norman Lesser Dr, (R) Truman St, (L) St Johns Rd, (R) Dorchester St, Gowing Dr, (L) St Johns Rd, Kohimarama Rd, (R) Allum St, 113 Allum St (stop 1442).
Route: 20 Norman Lesser Dr (stop 7722), Norman Lesser Dr, (R) Panapa Dr (at the second intersection of Norman Lesser Dr and Panapa Dr – buses travel north on Panapa Dr and clockwise round the loop), (L) Norman Lesser Dr, (R) Truman St, (L) St Johns Rd, (R) Dorchester St, Gowing Dr, (L) St Johns Rd, Kohimarama Rd, (R) Allum St, 113 Allum St (stop 1442).
Timetable for Route 549
20 Norman Lesser Dr – 7722 08:10
113 Allum St – 1442 08:40
Route 549 (one bus) afternoons
Route : Opp 255 Kohimarama Rd (stop 1422), Kohimarama Rd, St Johns Rd, (R) Gowing Dr, Dorchester St, (L) St Johns Rd, (R) Truman St, (L) Norman Lesser Dr, (R) Panapa Dr (at the first intersection of Norman Lesser Dr and Panapa Dr – buses travel south on Panapa Dr and anticlockwise round the loop), (L) Norman Lesser Dr, 79 Norman Lesser Dr (stop 7725).
Route : Opp 255 Kohimarama Rd (stop 1422), Kohimarama Rd, St Johns Rd, (R) Gowing Dr, Dorchester St, (L) St Johns Rd, (R) Truman St, (L) Norman Lesser Dr, (R) Panapa Dr (at the first intersection of Norman Lesser Dr and Panapa Dr – buses travel south on Panapa Dr and anticlockwise round the loop), (L) Norman Lesser Dr, 79 Norman Lesser Dr (stop 7725).
Timetable for Route 549
Opp 255 Kohimarama Rd – 1422 15:10
79 Norman Lesser Dr – 7725 15:35
Route 550 (one bus) afternoon
Route: Opp 255 Kohimarama Rd (stop 1422), Kohimarama Rd, St Johns Rd, (R) Gowing Dr, Dorchester St, (R) St Johns Rd, (L) Gerard Way, (L) Norman Lesser Dr, 56 Norman Lesser Dr (stop 1408).
Timetable for Route 550
Opp 255 Kohimarama Rd – 1422 15:10
56 Norman Lesser Dr – 1408 15:30