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Albany bus station

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Albany bus station

In the early 2000s chronic peak-hour congestion on Auckland’s motorways led planners to promote greater public transport use. On the northern motorway one lane was given over to buses, significantly reducing peak-hour travel times. This is the Albany bus station in 2008. Commuters used their cars to travel to the station before transferring to buses for the trip to work.

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Ben Schrader, City planning – Planning renaissance, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25758/albany-bus-station (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 3 March 2010, updated 26 March 2015.