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Bus route 3 is a bus service in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It runs between a terminus in the western end of Karori and a terminus at the southern end of Lyall Bay, running through the city centre along the "Golden Mile". It is one of the most popular bus routes in the Wellington region.

Description
Route 3 runs from a terminus at the intersection of Allington, Karori and South Karori Roads in Karori, travelling in a generally north-east direction on Karori Road through the main shopping strips of Karori and Marsden Village before south on Chaytor Street, past Zealandia, and into the Karori Tunnel. After the tunnel the bus travels along Glenmore Street, passing under the Kelburn Viaduct, and past the Wellington Botanic Garden and on to Tinakori Road. At Bowen Street the bus turns east and follows Bowen Street under the Wellington Urban Motorway and past The Beehive before turning south into Lambton Quay.

It then continues along Wellington's "Golden Mile" - Lambton Quay, Willis Street, Manners Street and Wellington - through the retail and entertainment heart of Wellington before turning south on Kent Terrace (the reverse northbound trip runs along the parallel Cambridge Terrace), makes its way around The Basin Reserve, and continues down Adelaide Road and Riddiford Street, passing the Wellington Hospital.

It continues through the main shopping strip of Newtown before turning east into Constable Street and winding down Crawford Road into Kilbirnie. After passing through the Kilbirnie shops on Rongotai Road the route turns south on to Onepu Road, through the main shops of Lyall Bay to the foreshore at Lyall Parade. Here, it turns south-east into Lyall Parade and follows the foreshore for the rest of its journey along Lyall Parade and Queens Drive to its terminus at the intersection of Queens Drive and Hungerford Road, Lyall Bay.

Variations
In peak hours there are two main variations to Route 3's service:

Route 3S
Starts further south from the Karori terminus on Hazelwood Avenue, continuing north along Hazelwood Avenue and South Karori Road to just before the Karori terminus, where it turns east onto Woodhouse Avenue and continues south along this street before turning north onto Parklands Drive, Collier Avenue and Richmond Avenue. Here, the bus turns east into Karori Road and continues along the same normal route into Wellington Central, where it terminates at the end of Courtenay Place.

Route 3W
Starts north-east of the Karori terminus on Montgomery Avenue, where it winds in a generally southerly direction down Montgomery Avenue, Victory Avenue, Sunshine Avenue, Marshall Street and Tringham Street. Here, the bus turns east into Karori Road and continues along the same normal route into Wellington Central, where it terminates at the end of Courtenay Place.