50,000 trips a week: Auckland’s northwest gets a new bus station

50,000 trips a week: Auckland’s northwest gets a new bus station

Westgate Te Waiarohia Station is expected to handle about 1000 passenger journeys a day from opening, rising to more than 4500 by 2031.

Can Westgate Station shift Auckland bus travel?

Image: NZ Transport AgencyThe first completed station in Auckland’s Northwest Busway project has opened, with Westgate Station marking a visible milestone for rapid bus transport in the city’s northwest. The station was delivered on time and under budget and is expected to open to passengers on Sunday, 16 August, after final operational readiness work by Auckland Transport. Westgate Station replaces temporary bus stops at Kedgley Road and will s…