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North Western Suburbs

Sunday 11 October 2009

In November 2008 Sydney Buses invited the community to comment on a proposal to improve bus services, by making routes more direct and providing services to meet growing demand.

We appreciate the time the local community took to be involved in the comment process. We received submissions on a variety of topics, all of which were carefully considered and reviewed. A summary of the main topics raised, and our responses, is included below.

The new bus network introduces changes which allow customers across the whole community to access a greater number of bus transport options including:

• additional weekend evening services to Lane Cove, Macquarie Park and Marsfield.
• a faster, more efficient Sydney CBD service from Marsfield on Route 293 through the introduction of PrePay-Only ticketing and routing via the Lane Cove Tunnel.
• improved connections between bus and rail.
• additional wheelchair accessible services.
• three Route 254 trips will extend from Riverview to/from Ross Smith Parade via River Road West at approximately 10am, 12pm and 2pm Monday to Saturday

Epping Road and Pacific Highway services will continue to terminate at the QVB and will be extended when the Domain Interchange is completed.

Schools will be advised of any changes to school special routes

New timetables will be available online from Monday 14 September.

You told us you wanted:	Our response:
A simplified route numbering system for our services.	We have simplified our route numbering system for services along the Epping Rd/Lane Cove Tunnel/Gore Hill Freeway corridors. This change reduces complexity for customers, making services more consistent and the network easier to understand and use.
Less complicated route structures	Many services have been straightened and diversions removed so as to provide passengers with reduced travel times and increased comfort
No evening or Sunday services to parts of the Riverview area (Routes 253 and 254)	Services after 8pm Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday will not operate via the Riverview loop. They will terminate/start in Tambourine Bay Road (York's Corner)
No change to Route 261.	For the benefit of local school children one AM peak and one PM peak trip to and from Chatswood will be retained. Additionally due to public concern, the Lucretia Ave, Poole St and Stuart Street sections of the service will also be retained.
No change to Route 265.	In response to concerns raised by the community the diversion via Crows Nest shops will be retained but services in Cambell Avenue, Richardson Street East and Third Avenue, Osborne Park will be withdrawn.
Retain Route 269 to service the Kirribilli area
The proposed redirection of Route 524 withdrawn	Route 524 will continue to operate through Cobham Avenue Melrose Park in both directions. The diversion via Parer St/Lancaster Ave will be discontinued.
No change to Route 537	Route 537 has been discontinued due to ongoing poor patronage. Customers are advised that Route 507 will provide alternate services in the Putney and Ryde districts, while Route 506 will provide alternate services in Moncrief Drive, Twin Road and Badajoz Road East Ryde. School services will be provided for the Ryde Secondary College and Putney Primary School.
Retain Route 541 to service the Epping/Eastwood areas	Route 541 will be retained however Saturday services will be discontinued due to very low patronage.
The school special replacement for Route 542 to commence from near Buffalo Road	Route 542 will be discontinued and replaced with a school service between Buffalo Road Ryde and Eastwood via Badajoz, Cox's and Bridge Roads North Ryde. Route 544 will provide alternative services for customers travelling between Eastwood and Auburn.
Retain Route 547 to service the Parramatta area
Ferry connections maintained	Route 513 will continue to service Meadowbank Wharf, where it will be timetabled to meet city bound ferries in the AM and Parramatta bound ferries in the PM. Route 507 will continue to service Kissing Point Wharf