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A city fit for the future
Wellington City Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council are working together to improve bus services along the eastern bus corridor from Courtney Place to Miramar. This corridor is the route for some of Metlink’s busiest and most frequent services.
Wellington City Council is investing in the city’s transport system to move more people with fewer vehicles. As part of our Long-Term Plan, we're building a vibrant and liveable city in which people can move around on safe, sustainable and effective public transport.
That’s why we're working in partnership with Greater Wellington Regional Council to make key bus corridors like this one more reliable.
The corridor, and the stops along it, are part of popular and well frequented services like Metlink's Route 2 bus, as well as other buses such as the peak hour express services. Almost every bus service using all or part of this route will benefit from these improvements.
What’s planned
We’re looking in detail at what changes need to be made to the corridor.
The proposed changes will include making some stops longer, removing or consolidating some stops to improve bus stop spacing and reduce journey times, and some bus shelter changes.
This will include some bus shelter alterations, removals and additions in suburbs including Mt Victoria, Hataitai, Kilbirnie and Miramar.
It will also include some kerb and line marking changes at some intersections so they can be safely used by buses.
The changes will make some bus stops more accessible. Buses will be able to lower to kerb height if needed, and drivers will be able to extend the ramp for wheelchair users.
How we got here
More people than ever are using Wellington’s buses. This is a great thing for our city and the environment, and we need to keep up with this growing demand.
We are proposing to make changes to bus stops and some intersections along the corridor used by the No. 2 and other bus services. This is planned to:
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provide quicker journey times for bus passengers who use this route
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increase bus capacity by ensuring the route, and all stops are suitable for longer buses (for instance articulated buses), or more than one bus to stop at the same stop at the same time.
Both Greater Wellington and Wellington City Council have provided funding in their long-term plans so the costs of these planned improvements will be shared 50/50.
Next steps
Planning is under way for the changes required to upgrade stops and some intersections on the eastern bus corridor from Courtney Place to Miramar. Information about these will be shared on this page.
These proposals will be subject to a 4-week consultation process in Mid-May 2026 where the public can share their thoughts on the proposals. We will be holding drop ins throughout the city where people can find out more about the project and meet the project team. Details of these drop ins will be shared on this page when they are confirmed.
Keep up to date
You can contact the team by email: easterncorridor@wcc.govt.nz
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