The document summarizes the answers to questions asked by Athlone students about the university shuttle service. It explains that the shuttle will provide transportation not only between residences and campus, but also between other locations like malls, public transport, and the hospital. It confirms that the shuttle fees will be included in student bursaries at a cost of around R600 per year. Finally, it outlines the operating hours for the shuttle during term times and vacation periods.

1. Athlone Students Questions
Will the shuttle Will the shuttle
ONLY take me from be included in
residence to my bursary?
campus?
Will the Shuttle
operate at night,
on weekends
and on vacation
periods?
Will the shuttle
ONLY take me from
residence to
campus?

2. Athlone Students Answers
Questions: Answers:
Will the shuttle ONLY take me from The Shuttle will not only provide a service
residence to campus? from residence to campus but it will also
provide inter-campus linkages as well as inter-
residence linkages. At key times there will be
linkages to certain malls and linkages to
Metropolitan Public Transport in the
immediate areas.
Will the shuttle ONLY take me from The University has recognised the need for
residence to campus? there to be adequate linkages to Groote
Schuur Hospital and have placed linkages to
this facility.
Will the shuttle be included in my bursary? The Shuttle costs are going to be built into
fees as a non-optional levy. There is an
approximate fee of R600 per annum/ R50 per
month. This ensures that there are no out of
pocket costs. The shuttle fee will be included
in the bursary.

3. Athlone Students Answers
Questions: Answers:
Will this Shuttle operate at night, on During term weekdays the shuttle services
weekends and on vacation periods? operating hours will run from 6am-10pm and
during the term weekends the service will run
as follows: Saturday from 7am-10pm and
Sunday from 7am- 9pm. The operating hours
for the vacation period is between 7am-6pm
on weekdays and weekends. The operating
hours for the vacation periods will be
different, as it the service does not need to fit
in with University timetables.