Transport Canberra has released its new bus timetables due to come into force at the end of April.
The new arrangements include one month of free travel to be provided when the new network starts.
Minister for Transport, Meegan Fitzharris said the new bus network, including new school services, would launch at the beginning of the second school term on 29 April, with more buses, more customer service officers and more frequent services.
“A new journey planner has been developed to make it even easier for people to plan their trip on public transport,” Ms Fitzharris said.
“With six weeks to go, people can now check out the new timetables and begin to plan their journeys.”
She said the new network included 10 rapid routes, light rail, new local routes and more buses servicing schools across the ACT.
“When the new network begins, additional Transport Officers, Customer Service Assistants and Transport Canberra representatives will be at major bus interchanges to help customers with the changes and provide timetable information,” Ms Fitzharris said.
“We know this will be a big change for many people, but we hope having a more frequent, faster network every day of the week will encourage more people to catch public transport.”
She said that with light rail beginning in April, its service would be integrated with the bus network so commuters could use their MyWay cards across both modes of transport.
Executive Group Manager of Transport Canberra Operations, Judith Sturman ( pictured) said the new bus network would affect all routes with updates to bus times and route information.
“These are significant changes, which is why I’m encouraging commuters to start planning now and be prepared when the new network is launched,” Ms Sturman said.
