▁until ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁B uses ▁and ▁fer ries ▁are ▁priv ately ▁owned , ▁with ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁owned ▁by ▁public ▁bodies , ▁and ▁public ▁transport ▁is ▁often ▁subs id ised . ▁The ▁Gre ater ▁Well ington ▁Regional ▁Council ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁planning ▁and ▁subs id ising ▁public ▁transport , ▁and ▁pays ▁around ▁N Z $ 3 0 ▁million ▁for ▁bus ▁and ▁train ▁services ▁each ▁year . ▁The ▁services ▁are ▁market ed ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Met link . ▁The ▁system ▁covers ▁Well ington ▁City , ▁Lower ▁H utt , ▁Upper ▁H utt , ▁Por ir ua , ▁the ▁Kap iti ▁Coast ▁and ▁the ▁W air ar apa . ▁ ▁System ▁ ▁Ext ent ▁The ▁Regional ▁Council ' s ▁Regional ▁Public ▁Transport ▁Plan ▁notes ▁Well ington ▁had : ▁ ▁a ▁rail ▁network ▁with ▁ 1 4 7 ▁carri ages ▁serving ▁ 5 3 ▁stations ▁ ▁a ▁bus ▁network ▁with ▁approximately ▁ 4 7 0 ▁bus es ▁serving ▁around ▁ 2 , 8 0 0 ▁stops ▁on ▁around ▁ 1 0 8 ▁routes ▁ ▁two ▁har bour ▁fer ries ▁ ▁a ▁five - station ▁fun icular , ▁the ▁C able ▁Car . ▁G IS ▁information ▁indicates ▁that ▁ 7 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁region ' s ▁population ▁lives ▁within ▁ 8 0 0 ▁metres ▁of ▁public ▁transport ▁stop ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁frequency ▁or ▁better . ▁ ▁Well ington ' s ▁h illy ▁terrain ▁has ▁a ▁considerable ▁effect ▁on ▁public ▁transport . ▁Some ▁pl ann ers ▁consider