 The busway lanes are also an important transport link within the North Shore, where they are the spine of the bus-based public transport system.Prior to 2000, indicative scheme and station planning was undertaken by International Transport Planning Consultants (McCormack Rankine International) who were engaged by Serco on behalf of Transit.In 2000, the North Shore Busway Office was established with a team to focus both on the overall scheme as well as the station components.