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Buses account for close to six per cent of trips each day in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, forming a key part of the city's public transport system.The network initially evolved from a privately operated system of feeder services to railway stations in the outer suburbs, and a publicly operated network of bus services introduced to replace trams in the inner suburbs.
Metrobus routes M10, M20, M30, M40, M50 were full-time pre-pay only services since introduction and required passengers to purchase a ticket before boarding. All other routes gradually became pre-pay between 2018 and 2020, as all Sydney bus depots became cashless.
In September 2018, bus services in the Eastern Suburbs underwent a major overhaul which included timetable changes. As part of changes, overnight services of route 380 were replaced by route 333N which stops at all bus stops between the CBD and North Bondi. [5] [6] In 2018/19 route 333 was Sydney's busiest bus route. [7]
NightRide is a network of bus routes in operation between midnight and 4.30am in Sydney, Australia. The sixteen routes allow for a nightly shutdown of the Sydney Trains suburban rail network and Sydney Metro. The NightRide network was established in mid-1989 as low-patronage late-night train services were progressively withdrawn. [1] [2]
The concept of requiring a prepaid ticket and refusing cash payments was also later used by other bus operators, such as Forest Coach Lines services at certain bus stops at certain times on weekdays (since March 2013). [7] Commencing in 2018 all bus routes are progressively being converted to prepay only by region.
Operated three routes (88 and 108) in southern Sydney until 1989 when the routes were taken over by the Punchbowl Bus Company. Operated route 947 in southern Sydney until 1998 when the route was split and sold to Southtrans and Punchbowl Bus. The buses carried a black and white livery. Pioneer Coaches
Due to a large number of bus drivers leaving, severe cancellations and wait times are commonplace on the route. [ 14 ] In 2024, Transport for NSW has changed the schedule of the popular B-Line bus services and added extra buses to address the fleet's wear and tear concerns.
Transit Systems also took over route T80 on the Liverpool–Parramatta T-way from Western Sydney Buses. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Operations commenced on 13 October 2013. On 1 July 2018, Transit Systems took over the operation of region 6 from State Transit on an eight-year contract operating services in the Canterbury-Bankstown , Eastern Suburbs , Inner ...