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Plan ahead for travel to World Masters Games 2017 Opening
20 March 2017
Plan ahead for travel to World Masters Games 2017 Opening Ceremony
World Masters Games 2017 kicks off this Friday at Eden Park.
The Opening Ceremony for athletes, supporters and officials begins at 7.30pm which means many participants will be travelling during the evening peak. It’s important to plan your travel in advance and allow extra time.
Travel to the ceremony on trains and special event bus services is free for all registered participants.
Participants are encouraged to use public transport or to walk to the Opening Ceremony because parking in the area is limited.
Bus
Special event buses will operate to Eden Park from the city centre, Northern Busway stations, Manukau, Pakuranga, Botany, Newmarket and Mt Eden, and return.
Special event buses: (operated by Ritchies Murphy's Transport
Solution) To 4.30pm to 6.30pm every 10 minutes or until
crowd has cleared Albany Platform 2B (stop
4228) Manukau, Botany, Pakuranga (operated by Howick
and Eastern) To 4.30pm to 6.30pm every 15 minutes or until
crowd has cleared Manukau City Centre, Leyton Way, Platform
A (stop 6920) Newmarket, Mt Eden (Operated by Bayes
Coachlines) To 5pm to 6.30pm every 10 minutes or until crowd
has cleared Bus stop at 19 Remuera Rd (stop 7401) Mt Eden
Rd next to Enfield St near Mt Eden train station (stop
8502) *All
existing stops on inbound route will be serviced by this
event bus. Please hail the driver for travel. Passengers can
also set down at any existing bus stop on outbound
route. City
Centre (Operated by NZ Bus) To 4.30pm to 6.30pm every 5
minutes or until crowd has cleared Temporary stop at on Quay
St, between Britomart Pl and Tangihua St Note: You must show your World Masters Games
2017 Participation Accreditation for all travel on trains.
If you do not present your World Masters Games 2017
Participation Accreditation, standard fares will
apply. Western Line: Additional trains will operate on
the Western Line. Some trains travelling from Swanson
towards Britomart (from approximately 7pm onwards) will
terminate at Morningside, from there it is a short walk to
Eden Park. For those continuing their journey to Britomart,
buses will replace trains from Morningside to
Britomart. After the ceremony, for passengers travelling
west, trains will depart from Morningside station. For
passengers travelling to Britomart, trains will depart from
Kingsland station stopping only at Mt Eden and
Grafton. Please check the timetables carefully before you
travel. View the Western Line train timetable for
Friday 21 April 2017 (PDF 414KB) Southern and Eastern
Line (including Onehunga): When travelling on the
Southern, Eastern and Onehunga Lines, you will need to
change trains at either Britomart or Newmarket onto the Western Line trains to
Kingsland. After the ceremony, the additional trains for
this event will depart from Kingsland station back to
Britomart stopping only at Mt Eden and Grafton. At Britomart
passengers can then transfer onto Southern, Eastern and
Onehunga Line trains. Please check the timetables
carefully for your connections before you travel. Ferry Normal fares/passes apply for
ferry travel. For scheduled services to and from the city
please use the Journey Planner. For public transport
journeys to the Opening Ceremony that are not on trains or
special event buses it’s important to remember to both tag
on and tag off using your AT HOP card. Not tagging off can
cause the card to go into a negative
balance. ENDS>
BUS ROUTE DEPARTURE
TIMES TO/FROM EDEN PARK DEPARTURE POINT
Northern Busway
stations
Constellation Platform 2 (stop 4222)
Sunnynook
Platform 2 (stop 3219)
Smales Farm Platform 2 (stop
3360)
Akoranga Platform 2 (stop 4065)
From 8.30pm to
10pm (until crowd has cleared) Eden Park Transport Hub bays
7-12
Botany Town Centre, Town Centre Dr,
Platform A (stop 6231)
Pakuranga Plaza, Bramptom Ct,
outside Farmers (stop 6060)
From 8.30pm to 10pm (until
crowd has cleared) Eden Park Transport Hub bays
1-3
Mt Eden Village, 444 Mt Eden Rd (stop 8510)
From 8.30pm to 10pm (until crowd has cleared) Eden Park Transport Hub bays 3-4
From 8.30pm to
10pm (until crowd has cleared) Bus stop on New North Rd near
the corner of Stormont Pl (stop
8208)
Train
Travel
on the train is included with your World Masters Games 2017
Participation Accreditation and starts 3 hours before the
start of the opening ceremony and finishes when services end
that evening.
The
Downtown Ferry Terminal is next to the Britomart Transport
Centre in Downtown Auckland. Ferry passengers can easily
change to a train or special event bus from the City Centre on
Quay St to Eden Park.
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