Overcrowding of buses on one of Christchurch’s busiest routes is expected to ease soon, with the regional council confirming that new buses will join route 7 from April 28 on a trial basis.
It comes six months after route 7 Halswell/Queenspark became the [only public transport frequency improvement project](https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350148734/growing-bus-patronage-set-challenge-resourcing) that Waka Kotahi – NZ Transport Agency agreed to fund in Greater Christchurch. It cost $8.3 million in total, including new electric buses.
Route 7 will be the third ‘turn up and go’ service in Christchurch, where buses are expected once every 10 minutes and the average waiting time is cut to five minutes.
