Smales Farm busway station
Smales Farm busway station is a bus station in Westlake, New Zealand, on the Auckland Northern Busway.[1] It opened on 2 February 2008, and is the second-closest busway station to Britomart Transport Centre. It has shelters, electronic real-time information on each platform, a customer service centre and passenger drop off and pick up.[2]
Smales Farm | |
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Busway Station | |
![]() Shortly before opening | |
General information | |
Location | Shakespeare Rd, Westlake New Zealand |
Coordinates | 36°47′04″S 174°45′04″E |
Owned by | AT Metro |
Platforms | 3 |
Construction | |
Parking | 15 minute drop off and pick up |
Bicycle facilities | Yes; outdoor racks and free lockers |
Accessible | Yes |
Other information | |
Fare zone | Lower North Shore |
History | |
Opened | 2 February 2008 |
It is adjacent to Westlake Girls High School and the Smales Farm Office Park,[3] which houses Sovereign, Air New Zealand and Telstra Clear. North Shore Hospital is not far away.
The next station southbound is Akoranga busway station. The next northbound is Sunnynook busway station.
Buses travelling via the station include double-decker buses serving the Northern Express NX1 and NX2 routes.[4]
Services
The following bus routes serve Smales Farm station: NX1, NX2, 866, 83, 845, 856, 871, 941, 842, 901, 906 and 928.[5]
Mahu City Express[6] and SkyBus North Harbour Express service operating between both terminals at Auckland Airport and the Westfield Albany mall via the busway also stop here.[7]
References
- Northern Busway Map
- "SH1 Northern Busway". NZ Transport Agency.
- "Transport + parking". Smales Farm. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- "More Double Deckers on Auckland Roads". Auckland Transport. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- "North Auckland Network Map" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "Luxury Commuting On eCoaches. Round-Trip Bus From Auckland to Warkworth". Mahu City Express. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- "New Skybus North Harbour Airport Service Ready to Go". Scoop Independent News. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.