Red Bus (New Zealand)

Red Bus
Locale New Zealand
Service area Christchurch
Service type bus service
Fuel type Diesel, CNG
Web site redbus.co.nz

Red Bus Ltd is a bus operator in Christchurch, New Zealand. Red Bus provides bus services around Christchurch with a fleet of 200 buses, which mainly consists of Designline super low floor buses.

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Routes

Red Bus operate the following services under the Metro brand:
(Key: Buses on route fitted with bike racks)

# Route End point End point Timetable Notes
M Metrostar Halswell via Shopping malls New Brighton [1]
3 Airport/Sumner via Avonhead Airport via Avonhead & City Sumner [2]
9 Wairakei City via Bryndwr Sheffield Crescent [3]
10 Airport/Cashmere Airport via Harewood Sign of the Takahe [4]
11 Styx Mill/Westmorland Supa Centre via City Westmorland [5]
14 Harewood/Dyers Pass Bishopdale Mall via City Sign of the Takahe [6]
16 Belfast City via Papanui Belfast [7]
20 Burnside/Barrington Sheffield Crescent via City Sparks Road [8]
22 Redwood/Spreydon Redwood via City Barrington Mall [9]
28 Lyttelton & Rapaki City via Heathcote Lyttelton & Rapaki [10]
29 Airport/City via Fendalton City via Fendalton Airport [11]
77 Kennedys Bush City via Halswell Kennedys Bush [12]
740 Governors Bay Cashmere via Sign of the Takahe Governors Bay [13] (service commences 17th Jan 2011)

Red Bus also operates

Vehicle fleet

Red Bus has a fleet of around 200 vehicles, made up of about 120 Super Low Floor buses, 15 High Floor buses, 50 Super Low Floor tag buses, and 10 High Floor tag buses. The company also owns 4 electric shuttles.

Company history

Red Bus Ltd evolved from the Christchurch Transport Board.

The company is now fully owned by Christchurch City Holdings, a holding company of the Christchurch City Council.[1]

References

  1. ^ The Press CCHL boss backs down on Enable, published on 19 Nov 09, page A11

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