A Reminder for students/ākonga who catch the bus to school

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Please remind your children to always tag on and off the school bus with their AT HOP card. This means Auckland Transport can accurately track the numbers of students on buses and adjust services where necessary. Another tip is to enable the auto top-up feature on your child’s AT HOP card so the balance will automatically top up once it falls below the figure you set.  

In addition to this issue, we are also aware that some students are using bus stops as a place to socialise, hanging around while multiple services they could choose to catch pass by.

Students leaving it until the last minute are often finding that they then can’t even fit on their chosen bus as it is at capacity. This bus stop crowding is also creating a safety issue, sometimes preventing other passengers from catching their service.  Students should get on the first available bus to avoid these problems.

The School Bus Team – AT