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Dunedin's bus network is designed and managed by the Otago Regional Council. Fares are levied to cover about half of operating cost with the balance subsidised by Otago Regional Council ratepayers (about a quarter) and New Zealand Transport Agency (the remaining quarter; funded by fuel tax and road user charges).
By 1954 the bus routes covered 6,000 miles (9,700 km), but generally at higher fares than the railways. For example, the 230 miles (370 km) Christchurch-Dunedin return journey cost £2 13s 6d by rail, but £3 10s by bus and took 7hr 10min on the fastest train, but 9hr by bus. [3] By the 1970s, NZRRS offered a nationwide service.
Passenger Transport Citibus buses at the Dunedin depot. Invercargill Passenger Transport Ltd was a bus company which operated public transport routes in Dunedin and Invercargill as well as school transport services in those cities as well as Queenstown and leisure and tourism transport services throughout the South Island of New Zealand
Ritchies is a significant shareholder in InterCity. Ritchies Transport is a New Zealand private bus operator, owned by KKR. [1] It was established in 1972 and describes itself as "the largest privately owned bus and coach transport operator in New Zealand" with a fleet of over 1500 vehicles spread across depots nationwide. [2]
Go Bus Transport Ltd (Go Bus Regional) is a bus company operating in New Zealand owned by Australian-based transport operator Kinetic Group. [2] The company runs regional bus services in Hamilton, Hawke's Bay , Tauranga , Gisborne , Dunedin and Invercargill .
The use of public transport in New Zealand is low. According to the 2013 New Zealand census, 4.2% of those who worked travelled to work by bus, 1.6% travelled by train, and more than 70% travelled to work in a vehicle they drove themselves. [9]
Service; Operator(s) Dunedin Railways: History; Opened: 11 July 1921 (to Cromwell) Closed: 14 April 1980 (Clyde - Cromwell) 30 April 1990 (Middlemarch - Clyde) Technical; Line length: 64 km (originally 236 km) Number of tracks: 1: Track gauge: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Minimum radius: 140 metres (7 chains) Operating speed: 50 km/h: Highest elevation ...
Bee Card became available in Dunedin on 1 September 2020 and in Queenstown on 15 September 2020. The Bee Card led to increased bus passenger numbers in Dunedin due to its cheaper fares and simplified fare structure that was not zone-based. [26] [27] Bee Card was added to Otago's Queenstown Ferries on 26 October 2022. [28] [29] [30]