26 September 2023

Buses reroute to their holiday timetable

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Bus timetables across the Territory have been updated in response to the evolving COVID-19 public health situation.

Minister for Transport and City Services, Chris Steel said the interim timetable would mirror the standard summer holiday timetable, to improve reliability by reducing the risk of dropped services.

Mr Steel said the interim bus timetable would still provide a high level of frequency with all local services and the Rapid 10 running at least every 30 minutes, and all other Rapids running at least every 15 minutes until 8pm on weekdays.

“At the moment we are seeing major impacts to the reliability of bus services because of the growing number of drivers required to comply with ACT Health directions,” Mr Steel said.

“As a result of so many drivers in quarantine, we are enacting our business continuity plan by transitioning to a summer holiday timetable,” he said.

“This will ensure that public transport services remain frequent and reliable for those that need them.”

Mr Steel said weekend services would remain the same and light rail would continue to run to its regular frequency.

The Minister said the new timetable, which was to remain in place until further notice, would deliver 4199 services daily during the week, 1753 services on Saturday, and 1205 on Sundays.

He said dedicated school bus services would not run while the interim timetable was in place, however, essential workers whose children used a dedicated school bus service and were attending school should contact their school to advise of transport requirements.

“Transport Canberra will work with ACT Education and Catholic and Independent schools to collate this information and organise tailored transport using the flexible bus fleet,” he said.

“All children of essential workers who need public transport to get to school will continue to be accommodated during this time,” Mr Steel said.

Further information on the interim bus timetable can be accessed at this PS News link.

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