A NEW BUS NETWORK FOR CANBERRA

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1 A NEW BUS NETWORK FOR More buses, more often, 7 days a week What s happening? Canberra is Australia s fastest growing city. In less than 15 years the population is expected to reach more than Lifestyles are also changing. As more people move away from a 9-to-5 work schedule, there is a greater need for more services for evening and weekend travel. The ACT Government is investing now to ensure that the best possible network, fleet and infrastructure are in place to meet the needs of our growing city and ensure Canberra remains one of the most liveable cities in the world. The design of a modern, integrated network of bus and light rail is a critical first step. What Canberrans want from public transport We have been asking what Canberrans want from public transport in our city. Three key features have been consistently highlighted as priorities: more direct routes more frequent and reliable services increased services for on and off peak times Transport Canberra has been guided by this feedback and has applied a data-driven approach to design a seven day, every day modern network. Key features of the proposed new bus network Ten that move residents across the at high frequency. Shorter, straighter, more regular and reliable local services that connect people with their local destinations and into the Rapid Routes. Overall the new planned network provides greater service coverage and frequency, seven days a week at peak and off-peak times across Canberra. What we are asking you Tell us how we can support you to use the new network. You can find out more about the new network and how to provide feedback at yoursay.act.gov.au Your guide to the: Rapid Route Network

2 Rapid routes are high frequency services that provide access to major centres across the. Local services are designed to move people within their region and to the rapid services. R1 Gungahlin to (Light Rail Stage 1) Gungahlin Franklin Harrison Mitchell Downer Lyneham O Connor Braddon Turner Civic Peak: Every 6 minutes Off-peak: Every 10 minutes Evenings: Every 15 minutes Weekends: Every 15 minutes Gets you to: Gungahlin Town Centre, Flemington Road,, Northbourne Avenue and Civic Gets kids to school at: Harrison School, Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Lyneham High School, Daramalan College and Marist College Connects with: Rapid 8 at Gungahlin Town Centre, Rapid 9 at and Rapid 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 at Bus Station Fraser to Fyshwick Fraser Dunlop MacGregor Holt Latham Florey Scullin Page Kingston Narrabundah Fyshwick Peak: Every 10 minutes Gets you to: Dunlop Shops, Macgregor Shops, Kippax Centre, Town Centre, University of Canberra, Australian National University,,, Kingston, Railway Station and Fyshwick Gets kids to school at: Macgregor Primary School, Kingsford Smith School, Lake Ginninderra College, University of Canberra, Radford College, CIT and ANU Connects with: Rapid 3, 8 and 9 at Bus Stations and Rapid 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 at Bus Station 1

3 Spence to Airport Spence Evatt Melba Florey Reid Campbell Russell Airport Peak: Every 10 minutes Gets you to: Town Centre, University of Canberra, Australian National University,, Russell and Canberra International Airport Gets kids to school at: Copland College, St Monica s Primary School, Lake Ginninderra College, University of Canberra, Radford College, CIT, ANU and Reid CIT Connects with: Rapid 2, 8 and 9 at Bus Stations and Rapid 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 at Bus Station R4 Lanyon to Conder Gordon Greenway Kambah Wanniassa Torrens Mawson Pearce Phillip Lyons Peak: Every 6 minutes Evenings: Every 15 minutes Weekends: Every 15 minutes Gets you to: Lanyon Marketplace, Tuggeranong Town Centre, Wanniassa Shops, Mawson Shops, Woden Town Centre, Albert Hall and Gets kids to school at: Lake Tuggeranong College, CIT Tuggeranong, Melrose High and Marist College Connects with: Rapid 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 10 at Bus Station and Rapid 5 and 6 at Woden Bus Station 2

4 R5 Lanyon to Conder Gordon Calwell Isabella Plains Richardson Mawson Gowrie Wanniassa Torrens Mawson Pearce Phillip Russell Campbell Reid Peak: Every 10 minutes Gets you to: Lanyon Marketplace, Calwell Shops, Erindale Centre, Woden Town Centre, Forrest office precinct, Bus Station, Russell offices, CIT Reid, Convention Centre and. Gets kids to school at: Lake Tuggeranong College, Melrose High, Marist College, Canberra College and Reid CIT Connects with: Rapid 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 10 at Bus Station, Rapid 4 and 6 at Woden Bus Station and Rapid 2 at Russell R6 Cooleman Court to via Woden, Canberra Hospital, South Canberra & Parkes Kingston Griffith Narrabundah Garran Hughes Phillip Lyons Waramanga Weston Gets you to:, Bus Station, Kingston Shops, Manuka Shops, Canberra Hospital, Woden Bus Station / Mall / Park and Ride, Cooleman Court Bus Station Gets kids to school at: Telopea Park School, St. Edmund s College, Red Hill Primary, St Benedict s Primary, Narrabundah College, Garran Primary, Malkara School, St Peter and Paul Primary, Canberra College Connects with: Light Rail and Rapid 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10 at Interchange, Rapid 2 at Kingston, and Rapid 4 and 5 at Woden, Rapid 7 at Cooleman Court Bus Station 3

5 R7 Weston Gets you to: Cooleman Court, Albert Hall and Gets kids to school at: Orana Steiner School and Islamic School Weston Creek to Direct Connects with: Rapid 6 at Cooleman Court and Rapid 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 at R8 Gungahlin to Direct Gungahlin Palmerston Crace Giralang McKellar Gets you to: Gungahlin Town Centre, University of Canberra Public Hospital, University of Canberra and Town Centre Gets kids to school at: Ginninderra College and Gungahlin College Connects with: Rapid 1 at Gungahlin Town Centre, Rapid 2, 3 and 9 at Bus Stations R9 to Watson via Lyneham Downer Watson Gets you to: Town Centre, University of Canberra, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Stadium, Interchange and Watson Shops Gets kids to school at: Lake Ginninderra College, Radford College, University of Canberra, Lyneham High School, Brindabella Christian College (Lyneham), College and Majura Primary School Connects with: Rapid 1 at Interchange, Rapid 2, 3 and 8 at Bus Stations R10 Denman Prospect to Direct Denman Prospect Wright Coombs North Weston Peak: Every 20 minutes Off-peak: Every 30 minutes Evenings: Every 60 minutes Gets you to: Molonglo Valley, Albert Hall and Gets kids to school at: Coombs Primary School, Orana Steiner School and Islamic School Connects with: Rapid 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 at 4

6 Network Map sheets that cover bus changes in other regions. Fraser Spence Gungahlin GUNGAHLIN R1 R8 NORTH Kippax R9 Watson R8 R9 BELCONNEN North Canberra CITY R1 R4 R5 R6 R7 R10 Molonglo R10 Denman Prospect Weston Creek South Canberra Canberra International Airport R6 R7 Cooleman Court WODEN Woden Fyshwick TUGGERANONG Tuggeranong R4 R5 Lanyon Erindale R1 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Gungahlin - - Fraser Fyshwick Spence Airport Lanyon - Tuggeranong - Woden - Lanyon - Erindale - Woden - Weston Creek - Woden - - Weston Creek - - Gungahlin - - Watson Molonglo - TG18091

A NEW BUS NETWORK FOR CANBERRA

A NEW BUS NETWORK FOR CANBERRA A NEW BUS NETWORK FOR More buses, more often, 7 days a week What s happening? Canberra is Australia s fastest growing city. In less than 15 years the population is expected to reach more than 500 000.