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Victorian government extends routes to improve Casey bus network

Last week the state government announced planned changes to improve the Cranbourne and Casey bus network

The Victorian state government says it is improving the bus network in Casey to make it easier for locals to travel through new service announcements.

Last week, Victorian public transport minister Ben Carroll announced Route 863 between Endeavour Hills and Hampton Park will be extended almost nine kilometres south along Hallam Road and Evans Road to Cranbourne West Shopping Village.

The extended route will come into effect from June 26 to better connect locals to shops, education, schools and other transport services, including stations in Cranbourne West, Lynbrook, Hallam and Narre Warren.

Extending the route will also provide public transport links to the new Cranbourne West Secondary College for students who live in Cranbourne West, Hampton Park and Lyndhurst – with services timed to coordinate with bell times in the mornings and afternoons of school days.

“We’re improving local bus services in Casey to make catching the bus a better option for locals travelling to employment, education, shops, healthcare and other transport modes,” Carroll says.

Students at Cranbourne West Secondary College, St Peter’s College (Cranbourne Campus), Gleneagles Secondary College and Hampton Park Secondary College will also benefit from the longer route.

Route 895 Narre Warren South to Fountain Gate will also have its route improved to go via Narre Warren Business Park when travelling between Narre Warren Station and Fountain Gate Shopping Centre.

Member for Narre Warren North Belinda Wilson says low usage services that previously ran express between the station and Narre Warren South will now visit all stops along the route giving locals more travel options.

“This is all about giving passengers in Casey more options about when they travel on our bus network and getting them where they need to go,” Wilson says.


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The extended routes form part of Victoria’s Bus Plan, which is delivering improvements to the state’s bus network.

Released in 2021, Victoria’s Bus Plan sets out how the government will increase the number of people choosing to take the bus by delivering a modern, productive, environmentally sustainable bus network.

The Victorian government has invested more than $520 million to improve local bus services in growth areas, implement bus reform, improve accessibility and customer outcomes.

The Victorian Budget 2023/24 also includes extra further $36 million of new funding to improve local bus services in growth areas.

“Locals will benefit most from the extension of these routes – better connecting them to vital services,” Member for Narre Warren South Gary Maas says.

Member for Cranbourne Pauline Richards says: “We’re making it easier for the community to travel across our bus network – with the extension of these routes to provide public transport links to the new Cranbourne West Secondary College for students who live in Cranbourne West.”

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