Two thousand additional weekly bus services are to take to the roads later this month, promising better connections and more frequent trips across north west and western Sydney.
Minister for Transport and Roads, Andrew Constance said the Transport for NSW changes would provide commuters with new and improved services, and deliver more transport options across the entire day.
“From the 18th of April, we’ll be adding additional services and increasing the frequency of buses on existing routes, to support our customers in our growing north west and western Sydney suburbs,” Mr Constance said.
He said suburbs that would benefit from the bus improvements included Pitt Town; McGraths Hill; Box Hill; Rouse Hill; Riverstone; Schofields; Marsden Park; Mt Druitt; Erskine Park; St Clair; St Marys; Werrington; Jordan Springs; Penrith; Wetherill Park; Prairiewood; Smithfield; Fairfield; and Bonnyrigg.
“To support the improvements, there will also be minor adjustments to some school and regular services,” he said.
“We’ve added more than 55,000 extra weekly services since March 2011 and are constantly reviewing the network so we can deliver better outcomes for commuters right across Sydney.”
Mr Constance said an electric bus would also be trialled out of the Penrith depot this month, the first to run in the region.
