Metlink is taking measures to ease overcrowding on Wellington’s buses, including bringing in charter buses to run extra services.
Wellingtonians have been struggling to catch crowded buses to work over the past two weeks, as Metlink operates on a sparse timetable usually reserved for weekends.
The timetable will continue at a reduced level until January 28 , but additional services will now be added to prevent the overcrowding seen in the last few weeks.
Acting general manager Tim Shackleton said the extra buses would help people head back to work.
“We are doing everything we can to make sure operators are allocating larger vehicles to the hardest hit routes to ease any overcrowding,” he said.
