Western Sydney communities are now connected by five new permanent bus routes launched this week, bringing the total number of new services installed by the NSW Government to 5,910.
The new routes from Liverpool (825 and 860), Campbelltown (845 and the enhanced 840), Penrith (790) and Mount Druitt (772) will connect communities that have been underserviced by public transport with train stations, shops, hospitals, jobs and the new Western Sydney International Airport.
These services will run every 30 minutes from 5am to 10pm, seven days a week, totalling 2,626 services across the week.
“As Western Sydney grows, the public transport network needs to grow with it, and this is exactly what the Minns Labor Government is delivering,” said NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney, Prue Car.
“These services will connect hundreds of thousands of Western Sydney residents with the new airport, months before it opens for passenger services,” said Transport Minister, John Graham.
“Some of these communities have never had decent public transport. These services will change people’s lives by giving them regular connection to train stations, jobs, health service and the new Western Sydney International Airport.”
To support the new services, the NSW Government is also investing in bus infrastructure. This includes upgrading driver facilities at some of the busiest interchanges in the state such as Mt Druitt, Blacktown, Bankstown, Parramatta and Fairfield and installing new signs at bus stops across Western Sydney.
The NSW Government is also partnering with selected Western Sydney councils to deliver more than 30 new bus shelters along the new routes as part of the $1.5 million trial Bus Shelter Program.
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