The Weekly Times - TWT - 26th September 2018
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8 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 26 <strong>September</strong>, <strong>2018</strong><br />
PINK BUSES - Here we come!!<br />
Drummoyne to benefit<br />
from hundreds of new<br />
local bus services<br />
MORE buses have been put on to serve the Drummoyne<br />
Electorate, local MP John Sidoti announced on<br />
Monday.<br />
Minister at Ryde Transport Forum<br />
NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance was guest speaker at Riverside Business<br />
Chamber’s Traffic and Transport Forum Breakfast at Optus Macquarie Park on Monday<br />
on the eve of the pink buses introduction. Pictured l to r are Riverside Business Chamber<br />
Treasurer George Papallo OAM, RBC administrator Sabrina Ferguson, Optus National<br />
Manager Experience & Culture Human Resources Andrew Parker, Andrew Constance MP<br />
and Transport NSW Margo Prendergast. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO.<br />
Mr Sidoti said an<br />
extra 280 weekly bus<br />
services will operate<br />
between Kingsgrove,<br />
Burwood, Chiswick<br />
and the City from<br />
<strong>September</strong> 30.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Drummoyne MP<br />
said the service boost<br />
includes new 24-hour<br />
overnight services,<br />
operating seven days<br />
a week on route 423<br />
between Kingsgrove<br />
and the city via Earlwood,<br />
Marrickville, Enmore<br />
and Newtown, providing<br />
new nighttime<br />
travel opportunities.<br />
He said the boost in<br />
services comes as Inner<br />
West bus operator,<br />
Transit Systems reported<br />
improved network<br />
performance for<br />
customers with better<br />
on time running,<br />
fewer cancellations<br />
and growth in “On Demand”<br />
patronage.<br />
“Customers have<br />
seen more buses on<br />
the road with 17 of<br />
28 new buses delivered<br />
and more services<br />
arriving on time<br />
each day since Transit<br />
Systems started operating<br />
in the region on<br />
July 1,” Mr Sidoti said.<br />
“Recent data also<br />
shows the daily average<br />
of cancelled trips<br />
per day fell from about<br />
128 to 18 between<br />
July and August 6<br />
which is an improvement<br />
of about 85 per<br />
cent compared with<br />
the previous month of<br />
June.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>se are very<br />
pleasing results and<br />
shows that the proof<br />
is in the pudding.<br />
“While the state still<br />
owns the buses, depots<br />
and manages<br />
fares under the Opal<br />
system,<br />
“Inner West bus<br />
customers are now<br />
getting more reliable<br />
and frequent services<br />
from the private operator.”<br />
<strong>The</strong>re will also be<br />
more frequent late<br />
evening services on<br />
route 504 between<br />
the city and Chiswick,<br />
with services<br />
operating every 30<br />
minutes and later<br />
departures on weeknights<br />
and Saturday<br />
nights.<br />
“We are expanding<br />
travel options for<br />
customers; in addition<br />
to NightRide<br />
services there will be<br />
new overnight bus<br />
services introduced<br />
on key routes and<br />
later Saturday night<br />
departures from the<br />
city, which will be<br />
“We are also boostinend<br />
daytime services<br />
“Customers will see<br />
more buses more oftentween<br />
Burwood and<br />
the city, services will<br />
hugely<br />
shift<br />
those<br />
beneficial<br />
workers<br />
travelling<br />
for<br />
and<br />
after<br />
10pm,” he said.<br />
PM<br />
services<br />
weekday AM<br />
shoulder<br />
and<br />
and<br />
peak<br />
week-<br />
with more<br />
additional<br />
than 180<br />
weekly<br />
services<br />
Burwood and<br />
between<br />
the city<br />
on route 461.<br />
“For<br />
you are<br />
instance,<br />
travelling<br />
if<br />
be-<br />
run every<br />
during<br />
and every<br />
15 minutes<br />
weeknights<br />
20 minutes<br />
on weekends.”<br />
Customers travelling<br />
between Sydney<br />
Airport and Eastgardens<br />
and between<br />
Mascot Station and<br />
Kingsford will benefit<br />
from increased service<br />
frequency, as a<br />
result of the introduction<br />
of new route 420<br />
and changes to existing<br />
route 418.<br />
Customers are advised<br />
to plan ahead<br />
at transportnsw.info.