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A new bus service between Warkworth and Wellsford is on schedule to start on Sunday, February 24.
As part of the launch, Auckland Transport will hold an information day at the Wellsford Community Centre on Friday February 15, from 9am to 4.30pm.
Anyone eligible for a gold AT HOP card will be able to buy one on the day and load it with their SuperGold concession.
The 998 bus service is among the first services to be funded by the Rodney Local Board’s controversial transport targeted rate.
The journey from Wellsford to Warkworth counts as one zone. The standard fares will be – adult $3.50, child $2, tertiary student $3.50.
For those with an AT HOP card, the fares will drop to – adult $1.95, child $1.05, tertiary $1.50.
Buses will depart at 60-minute intervals. During weekdays, the first bus will leave Wellsford at 6.10am and the last bus will be at 7.10pm. At weekends, the first bus will depart Wellsford at 7.20am and the last bus will be at 5.20pm.
Passengers travelling from Warkworth on weekdays can catch the first bus to Wellsford at 6.40am and the last bus is at 7.40pm. At weekends, the first bus departs Warkworth at 7.50am and the last bus is at 5.50pm.
On the southbound route, buses will depart Wellsford on Station Road, just west of the southern vehicle access to Wellsford Railway Station, and will arrive outside the library in Baxter Street.
On the northbound route, buses will leave Baxter Street and terminate on Station Road, just west of the intersection with Harrison Street.
The service will make use of bus stops adjacent to Memorial Park in Wellsford and Whitaker Road in Warkworth.
The targeted rate for transport improvements in Rodney came into effect on July 1. It is costing each household in Rodney area an extra $150 a year for the next 10 years.
