Probably no one section of the community is more dependent on public transport than the university student. Wellington public transport is a complex mingling of many different services. Here only clues can be given to understanding the system. Once understood, however, it will be found that transport services are frequent, reliable, and even reasonably fast.

Wellington City

As a general rule, all of the area inside the city boundary is served by the municipal bus service. Timetables for this may be bought from most small bookshops and tobacconists (price 6d) or from the Public Relations office in the Town Hall. The focal points for this service are the depots near the Railway Station and in Courtenay Place.

The exceptions may be noted. The famous cable car (whose users are mostly students) links Lambton Quay with Kelburn Park and the Botanical Gardens. Bus services to the Khandallah area are operated by the Railways road services. A branch railway line takes suburban units to Johnsonville. The Kaiwharawhara stop on the main line north is also within the city.

Hutt Valley

The Hutt is served by suburban railway from Wellington and by Railways road services buses as the local transport service. The main Wairarapa line passes through Petone, Woburn, Taita and Upper Hutt. A branch line to Melling passes through Lower Hutt station — which is actually across the river from the city centre. Buses connect with the stations — the station for Wainuiomata is Woburn, and for Stokes Valley Pomare.

Porirua Are

The Main Trunk north passes through Tawa, Porirua, and points north on the west coast. Electrified suburban units run as far north as Paekakariki, and feeder bus services are operated where required.

Free timetables to all suburban services are supplied by the Railways Department on request and comprehensively cover the services outlined.

For those with more extensive travel in mind, the main departure points may be noted. It is difficult to enter Wellington without being aware of the 'Aramoana' wharf where the Thorndon flat begins, or the great brick structure of the Railway Station just before the commercial area begins.

Opposite the Station is the Road Services depot. The inter-island ferry wharf is just across the road, while the Newman's bus depot is one block towards town along Customhouse Quay and the N.A.C. depot a little further along on the ground floor of the Government Life Building.