Residents in north-west Sydney can expect to see extra services, longer operating hours and increased frequency regarding its bus network.
Starting today, major routes connecting areas including Tallawong, Rouse Hill, Riverstone, Box Hill, Bella Vista and North Kellyville will see major changes, and an extra 106 new services each week will run, linking commuters to North West metro stations.
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“When buses are frequent, reliable and accessible, people leave their cars at home and love their buses,” transport minister Jo Haylen says.
“We’re fulfilling our commitment to invest in North-West bus services, to connect people to Metro stations, schools, shops and work.
“We’ll be increasing services on popular routes, running some later into the night or starting some earlier in the morning.”
Bus routes that link commuters in the north west to Rouse Hill Metro station will see extra services, including the 601, 605, 643, 740, 742, 746, 747 and the 748.
In Riverstone and Tallawong, services on route 742 between Riverstone and Rouse Hill will run more frequently across the week and buses will also run until later in the night on all days of the week.
One of the major changes is to route 748, which will now extend to the growing community of Melonba and operate via Jerralong Drive in Schofields to give growing suburbs better access to bus services. The 748 will then connect with train and metro services at Schofields and Tallawong.
“Providing more public transport services will take pressure off our busy roads and carpark,” member for Riverstone Warren Kirby says.
“I’m particularly excited to see the extension of the of the 748 down Jerralong Drive and Hambledon Road, which will mean 5,500 people will be able to travel to Tallawong Metro Station without needing to find a park.”
On route 740 from Gables to Rouse Hill, buses will run more frequently during morning and afternoon peaks and later into the evening. The service will also make the most of a $1.75 million investment to extend the southbound bus only lane on Windsor Road through the Mile End Road intersection at Rouse Hill to reduce delays and improve travel times for passengers.
These timetable changes follow a $139.5 million investment announced in the 2024-25 budget to improve buses across Western Sydney.
To find out more about the changes, visit the NSW government page.
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