Go Bus Christchurch Ltd.[1] is a bus company owned by Go Bus Transport Ltd. The company started off as Christchurch Bus Services Ltd in 2004.
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| Founded | 1 December 2010 |
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| Headquarters | Middleton, Christchurch |
| Locale | New Zealand |
| Service area | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Routes | 1, 5, 7, 27, 44, 60, 80, 85, 87 , 95, 100, 107, 120, 125, 130, 135, 820 and The Orbiter |
| Destinations | Belfast, Rangiora, Princess Margaret Hospital, Cashmere, Dallington, Hillmorton, Aidanfield, Southshore, Lincoln, Parklands, Waikuku, Pegasus, Redwood, Westlake, Christchurch Airport, Hei Hei, Hornby, Avonhead, Russley, Mount Pleasant, The Palms, Spencerville, Kaiapoi, Burnham, Rolleston, New Brighton |
| Hubs | Christchurch Bus Interchange |
| Fleet | MAN (Designline), Volvo B7RLE (Designline), MAN (Kiwi Bus Builders),Yutong Electric, GBV Electric |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Operator | Kinetic Group |
| Website | Go Bus Christchurch |
In November 2010, it was sold to Go Bus Ltd after it was found that Christchurch Bus Services had failed to maintain vehicles and put commuters in danger.[2]
Routes
editGo Bus Christchurch operate all routes previously operated by Christchurch Bus Services under the Metro brand:
| # | Route | Origin | Via | Destination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangiora and Cashmere | Princess Margaret Hospital & Cashmere | via City | Belfast & Rangiora | |
| 7 | Halswell and Queenspark | Halswell | via City | Queenspark | |
| 5 | Rolleston and New Brighton | New Brighton | via City | Hornby & Rolleston | |
| 44 | Shirley & Dallington | City | Shirley | Dallington | |
| 60 | Hillmorton/Southshore | Hillmorton | via Barrington | Southshore | |
| 80 | Lincoln/Parklands | Lincoln | via City | Parklands | |
| 95 | ARA | City | Pegasus | Waikuku | |
| 130 | Hei Hei/Avonhead | Hei Hei | via Hornby & Westfield Riccarton | Avonhead | |
| 140 | Russley/Mt Pleasant | Russley | via Westfield Riccarton & Eastgate | Mt Pleasant |
History
editChristchurch Bus Services
editChristchurch Bus Services Ltd operated Metro routes for Environment Canterbury, and private charter services for groups and schools. It was purchased in December 2010 by Go Bus Transport, of Hamilton, New Zealand.
Timaru operations
editChristchurch Bus Services previously operated in Timaru, South Canterbury through its subsidiary Timaru Bus Services, before terminating the contract with 18 months left, due to financial issues. Ritchies Transport gained the five Timaru routes.[3]
Operation Otautahi Waka
editOperation Otautahi Waka ('Christchurch transport')[2] was a commercial vehicle check on buses conducted by the New Zealand Police on 18 November 2010.[4] Christchurch Bus Services Ltd had four buses ordered off the road, which resulted in it being unable to operate a number of routes. These buses returned to duty the following day after repairs. Redbus and Leopard also had buses ordered off the road. Environment Canterbury gave Christchurch Bus Services until 5pm, 19 November 2010 to complete sale negotiations or lose their contracts for a number of routes. After CBS was sold, it was ruled an illegal action on the part of Environment Canterbury by the Courts and CBS owners received the money owed.[citation needed]
Purchase of Leopard urban bus
editIn July 2013 Gobus Transport took over the urban operations of Leopard Coachlines, gaining around 90 buses.[5]
References
edit- ^ "'Christchurch Bus Services Sold' – Environment Canterbury Website". Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ a b Gates, Charlie (19 November 2010). "Police take 28 Christchurch buses off the road". The Press. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "'Change in service provider for Timaru Metro services' – Environment Canterbury Website". Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ 'Safety paramount for bus services' – Environment Canterbury Website Archived 15 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Christchurch-based Leopard Coachlines is selling its city bus routes and commuter buses to Hamilton's Go Bus..." Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine, stuff.co.nz