Cityline Hutt Valley
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Valley Flyer is the trading name of Cityline New Zealand Ltd, a subsidiary of NZ Bus, an Infratil
company. It was part of the Stagecoach Group
of companies, trading as Cityline Hutt Valley, and also operated services out of Papakura in Auckland before amalgamation with Stagecoach Auckland. Prior to this, the greater part of the operation was part of New Zealand Railways Road Services
.
Infratil
Infratil Limited is a New Zealand-based infrastructure investment company. It owns several airports, electricity generators and retailers, and a public transport business, with operations in New Zealand, Australia and Europe. Infratil was founded by Lloyd Morrison, a Wellington-based merchant...
company. It was part of the Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group plc is an international transport group operating buses, trains, trams, express coaches and ferries. The group was founded in 1980 by the current chairman, Sir Brian Souter, his sister, Ann Gloag, and her former husband Robin...
of companies, trading as Cityline Hutt Valley, and also operated services out of Papakura in Auckland before amalgamation with Stagecoach Auckland. Prior to this, the greater part of the operation was part of New Zealand Railways Road Services
New Zealand Railways Road Services
The New Zealand Railways Road Services was a branch of the New Zealand Railways Department and later the New Zealand Railways Corporation. It operated long-distance, tourist and suburban bus services and freight trucking and parcel services.-History:...
.
Current operations
Valley Flyer's operations are centered around the Waterloo depot, adjacent to Waterloo Interchange, with satellite depots at Eastbourne, Wainuiomata, Stokes Valley and Upper Hutt. Valley Flyer operates scheduled services and some school runs in the Hutt Valley under contract to Greater Wellington Regional Council as part of its Metlink network.Fleet
At 1 November 2009- 18 x Mercedes-BenzMercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
709D 25-seat buses, numbered between 37 and 57 (52 was transferred to Waiheke Bus Company) - 18 x Volvo B6LE buses seating 30-37 ex Hong Kong, numbered between 62 and 78
- 3 x MAN 11.190 LF 39-seat buses, numbered 527, 553, 554
- 12 x MAN 11.190 SLF 39-seat buses, numbered 601-612, 615-617 and 621
- 20 x MAN 12.223 single-door 45-seat buses, 901-920
- 1 x MAN SL243 53-seat bus, numbered 1125
- 9 x MAN 12.223 39-seat buses, numbered 1301-1309
- 3 x MAN 17.223 43-seat buses, numbered 2494-2496(2492 and 2493 were operated in Airport Flyer bus, transferred to North Star bus in Auckland also they were converted to 48.5-seat)
- 3 x MAN 17.223 51-seat buses for the Eastbourne Connector, numbered 2489-2491
- 1 x HinoHino Motors-External links:Global* * * Overseas offices****.*.***.*.* - Philippines**...
RK176 45-seat bus, numbered 7193 - 12 x HinoHino Motors-External links:Global* * * Overseas offices****.*.***.*.* - Philippines**...
RK177 47-seat buses, numbered in the 72xx series and 7532-7534, 7536 and 7539 - 11 x ScaniaScaniaScania is the southernmost of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden, constituting a peninsula on the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, and some adjacent islands. The modern administrative subdivision Skåne County is almost, but not totally, congruent with the...
K280 48-seat buses for Airport Flyer, numbered 2501-2511
Metlink Services operated by Valley Flyer
Route | Start | Via | End | Service Type/ Comments |
80 | Courtenay Place | Petone Seaview |
Wainuiomata | Wainuiomata Commuter Mon-Fri peak |
81 | Courtenay Place | Motorway Petone Seaview |
Eastbourne | Mon-Fri peak Weekend full-time |
83 | Courtenay Place | Thorndon Quay/Hutt Rd Petone Queensgate Seaview |
Eastbourne | Eastbourne Connector Daily full-time |
84 | Courtenay Place | Motorway Petone |
Seaview | Mon-Fri peak |
85 | Courtenay Place | Motorway to Petone Express from Wellington Station to Waione St Seaview |
Eastbourne | Eastbourne Express Mon-Fri peak |
90 | Courtenay Place | Motorway to Avalon Express from Wellington Station to Stokes Valley Entrance |
Stokes Valley | Stokes Valley Commuter Mon-Fri peak |
91 | Wellington International Airport | Kilbirnie Shops Hataitai Village Courtenay Place Wellington Station Motorway Petone Alicetown Queensgate Hutt Hospital Hutt Hospital Taita Station Stokes Valley Entrance Silverstream Station Barton Rd Trentham School |
Upper Hutt Station | Airport Flyer Daily full-time High Frequency (15 min to Queensgate, hourly to Upper Hutt) |
110 | Emerald Hill | Upper Hutt Station Silverstream Fraser Park Hutt Hospital Queensgate |
Petone Station | Daily full-time High Frequency (daytime 15 min Mon-Sat, 30 min Sun) |
111 | Totara Park | Upper Hutt Station | Mon-Sat peak to peak | |
112 | Te Marua | Timberlea Maoribank |
Upper Hutt Station | Mon-Sat peak to peak |
114 | Upper Hutt Station | Eldersea Poets Block Brentwood |
Trentham | Mon-Fri peak to peak |
115 | Upper Hutt Station | Wallaceville Trentham Silverstream |
Pinehaven | Mon-Fri peak to peak |
120 | Stokes Valley | Taita Station Hutt Hospital |
Queensgate | Daily full-time High Frequency (daytime 15 min Mon-Sat, 30 min Sun) |
121 | Stokes Valley Heights | Holborn Naenae Lower Hutt Waterloo Waiwhetu Gracefield |
Seaview | Mon-Fri peak to peak |
130 | Naenae Station | Waterloo Queensgate Moera |
Petone Station | Daily full-time High Frequency (daytime 15 min Mon-Sat, 30 min Sun) |
145 | Belmont | Melling Station | Queensgate | Mon-Fri peak |
150 | Kelson | Avalon Park Epuni Waterloo Queensgate Normandale Maungaraki |
Petone Station | Daily full-time |
154 | Korokoro | Petone Alicetown |
Queensgate | Mon-Fri limited peak time |
160 | Wainuiomata North | Waiwhetu Waterloo |
Queensgate | Daily full-time |
170 | Wainuiomata South | Waiwhetu Waterloo |
Queensgate | Daily full-time |