GO Wellington
Appearance
GOWellington is the new brand name of NZ Bus's Wellington, New Zealand subsidiary Wellington City Transport Ltd, which was formerly branded Stagecoach Wellington after its previous owner, the Stagecoach Group. The name was announced in November, 2006 with a new livery, by NZ Bus's owner Infratil.
History
- Wellington City Transport
- cable car
- tram
- trolley bus
- Stagecoach Group
- New Zealand Railways Road Services
- Cityline Hutt Valley
Current fleet
GOWellington
- 17 x MAN 12.223 39-seat buses numbered in the 13xx range
- 26 x MAN 17.223 51-seat buses numbered in the 14xx and 24xx ranges
- 2 x MAN 10.160 30-seat buses numbered 1296 and 1297 (City Circular)
- 62 x MAN 11.190 39-seat buses numbered in the 6xx and 7xx ranges
- 11 x MAN 16.200 41-seat buses numbered between 171 and 181
- 3 x MAN 22.240 53-seat buses numbered 1131, 1132 and 1133
- 2 x MAN SL200 45-seat buses numbered 1654 and 1655 for the training school
- 26 x MAN SL202 45-seat buses numbered between 141 and 170
- 3 x Mercedes-Benz 709D 25-seat buses numbered 39, 40 and 53
- 56 x Volvo B58 40-seat trolleybuses numbered in the 2xx range
- 1 x Leyland Leopard 4-seat bus numbered 480 utilised as a mobile stage
- 3 x Designline SLF 39-seat trolleybuses numbered in the 301-3
- 20 x Volvo B6LE low floor buses numbered 60-80
Total Fleet size= 212
Current routes
GOWellington
Route | Start | Via | End | Service Type/ Comments |
1 | Wellington Railway Station | Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital |
Island Bay | Daily full-time High Frequency (daytime 12 mins Mon-Sat, 15 mins Sun) Trolleybus |
2 | Wellington Railway Station | Courtenay Place Hataitai Bus Tunnel Kilbirnie Shops |
Miramar | Daily full-time High Frequency (daytime 15 mins Mon-Sat, 20 mins Sun) Trolleybus |
3 | Karori Park | Glenmore St Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital Kilbirnie Shops |
Lyall Bay | Daily full-time High Frequency (daytime 10 mins Mon-Fri, 15 mins weekend) Trolleybus |
3 | Courtenay Place | Glenmore St | Karori West | Mon-Fri peak |
3 | Courtenay Place | Glenmore St | South Karori | Mon-Fri peak |
4 | Wellington Railway Station | Courtenay Place Adelaide Rd Island Bay |
Happy Valley | Mon-Fri peak |
5 | Wellington Railway Station | Courtenay Place Hataitai Bus Tunnel |
Hataitai School | Mon-Fri peak Trolleybus |
6 | Wellington Railway Station | Courtenay Place Hataitai Bus Tunnel Kilbirnie Shops |
Lyall Bay | Mon-Fri peak Trolleybus |
7 | Wellington Railway Station | Willis St/ Victoria St Brooklyn |
Kingston | Daily full-time Trolleybus |
8 | Wellington Railway Station | Willis St/ Victoria St Brooklyn |
Kowhai Park | Mon-Fri peak to peak |
9 | Wellington Railway Station | Willis St/ Victoria St Brooklyn |
Aro Street | Mon-Fri peak to peak Trolleybus |
10 | Wellington Railway Station | Taranaki St Wellington Hospital |
Newtown Park Zoo | Mon-Fri peak to peak Trolleybus |
11 | Wellington Railway Station | Taranaki St Wellington Hospital Kilbirnie Shops |
Seatoun | Daily full-time High Frequency (daytime 15 mins Mon-Sat, 30 mins Sun) Trolleybus |
13 | Courtenay Place | Glenmore St Northland |
Mairangi | Mon-Fri peak |
14 | Wilton | Wadestown Molesworth St/ Murphy St Courtenay Place Roseneath |
Kilbirnie Shops | Daily full-time |
17 | Wellington Railway Station | Victoria University | Karori Park | Mon-Fri peak to peak |
18 | Karori Park | Victoria University Ghuznee St Massey University Wellington Hospital Kilbirnie Shops |
Miramar | Campus Connection Mon-Fri peak to peak |
20 | Highbury | Victoria University Courtenay Place |
Mt Victoria Lookout | Mon-Fri peak to peak |
21 | Karori Mall (displays Wrights Hill) |
Wrights Hill Glenmore St Taranaki Street Vogeltown |
Kingston (displays Vogeltown) |
Mon-Fri peak to peak |
22 | Mairangi | Victoria University Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital National Hockey Stadium Southgate |
Island Bay (displays Southgate) |
Mon-Fri peak to peak |
23 | Mairangi | Victoria University Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital Newtown Park Zoo |
Southgate/ Houghton Bay | Daily full-time |
24 | Wellington Railway Station | Te Papa(out)/Courtenay Place (in) Oriental Bay Evans Bay Kilbirnie Shops Maupuia |
Miramar Shops (displays Miramar Heights) |
Mon-Fri peak to peak |
25 | Wellington Railway Station | Courtenay Place Hataitai Bus Tunnel Kilbirnie Shops Devonshire Rd |
Strathmore | Mon-Fri AM peak (inbound only) |
28 | Miramar (Ira Street) | Strathmore (Sidlaw St) | Beacon Hill Shuttle Mon-Fri peak Connects with route 30 Seatoun Express | |
29 | Newtown (John Street) | Kingston Shops Brooklyn Shops Island Bay Shops Happy Valley |
Island Bay (Dover St) | Southern Shopper Mon-Fri interpeak |
30 | Wellington Railway Station | Courtenay Place Express from Courtenay Place Hataitai Bus Tunnel Cobham Drive Express to Caledonia St Seatoun Park |
Scorching Bay Moa Point (displays Breaker Bay) |
Seatoun Express Mon-Fri peak |
31 | Wellington Railway Station | Courtenay Place Express from Courtenay Place Hataitai Bus Tunnel Cobham Drive Express to Miramar Cutting Miramar Shops |
Miramar North | Miramar North Express Mon-Fri peak |
32 | Wellington Railway Station | Courtenay Place Express from Courtenay Place Express to Adelaide Rd Island Bay |
Houghton Bay | Island Bay Express Mon-Fri peak |
43 | Strathmore | Miramar Cutting Kilbirnie Shops Wellington Hospital Courtenay Place Thorndon Quay Ngaio Gorge Rd Khandallah Villiage Homebush Rd Thorndon Quay Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital Kilbirnie Shops Miramar Cutting |
Strathmore | Mon-Sat full-time Sun full-time, Strathmore-Khandallah only |
44 | Strathmore | Miramar Cutting Kilbirnie Shops Wellington Hospital Courtenay Place Thorndon Quay Homebush Rd Khandallah Villiage Ngaio Gorge Rd Thorndon Quay Courtenay Place Wellington Hospital Kilbirnie Shops Miramar Cutting |
Strathmore | Mon-Sat full-time Sun full-time, Khandallah-Strathmore only |
45 | Brandon Street | Thorndon Quay Ngaio Gorge Rd Ngaio Village |
Khandallah Village | Mon-Fri peak |
46 | Courtenay Place | Thorndon Quay Homebush Rd Khandallah Station |
Broadmeadows | Mon-Fri peak |