 and the Onerahi passenger service ended on 24 September 1926.The completion of the railway to Tauranga in 1927 brought about an end to trains connecting with the steamer, complaints of undercutting and an end to the passenger service on 2 April 1929.The Onehunga-New Plymouth passenger service closed on 3 May 1930, a few years after a bus service had started on the upgraded SH3.