Selwyn Times: March 27, 2019
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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Wednesday <strong>March</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2019</strong> 5<br />
Bus service faces axe<br />
•From page 1<br />
“The service in the early<br />
morning and afternoon is<br />
probably not so good for<br />
the retired folk. A service<br />
in the mid-morning to<br />
mid-afternoon type scenario,<br />
you would probably<br />
get retired people using it,”<br />
Mr Clausen said.<br />
“Until they try, you don’t<br />
really know do you?”<br />
He said an early morning<br />
bus is still “needed,” but<br />
if people did not use it, he<br />
would understand if it was<br />
stopped.<br />
“If we can’t get one going,<br />
will we get two going?” Mr<br />
Clausen said.<br />
Meanwhile, the Darfield<br />
bus – launched at the same<br />
time as Leeston – has had a<br />
“positive” uptake.<br />
“We saw strong growth<br />
on the Darfield<br />
service . . . with an<br />
average of 47 daily<br />
boardings,” Mr<br />
Gibbon said.<br />
He said there<br />
is still room for<br />
growth in the Darfield<br />
to Christchurch<br />
service.<br />
“The numbers show that<br />
the morning trip from<br />
Darfield is particularly well<br />
Lloyd<br />
Clausen<br />
COMMUTE: Environment Canterbury launched bus<br />
services from Darfield and Leeston to Christchurch<br />
in late January. The Darfield bus is attracting high<br />
patronage, while the Leeston bus may be cut.<br />
used, but patronage on the<br />
afternoon service isn’t as<br />
high,” he said.<br />
Mr Gibbon<br />
said ECan will be<br />
surveying people in<br />
the coming weeks to<br />
see if it needs changes<br />
to the services.<br />
“As well as seeing<br />
continued growth,<br />
we’re also looking<br />
to see that the level<br />
of usage is sustained over<br />
the autumn and winter<br />
months to demonstrate<br />
long-term sustainability of<br />
the service,” he said.<br />
Trial bus departure<br />
times<br />
87 Leeston to city<br />
7am<br />
87 City to Leeston<br />
4.37pm<br />
86 Darfield to city<br />
7.10am<br />
86 City to Darfield<br />
4.42pm<br />
SOURCE:<br />
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