Upgraded timetables for local Ballarat Line buses will commence on 13 April 2025 in conjunction with an upgrade to weekend trains on the Ballarat Line from hourly to 40 mins, following the ALP’s 2022 state election commitment and the reduction…
Night Network buses – Christmas & New Year 2021/2022
Roughly every 5-6 years Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, which results in some six public holidays across a 10 day period instead of the three traditional days off (Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day). In recent years…
PTV Livery Updates 2019
TOTAL BUSES in PTV ORANGE LIVERY – 1416 as at 4 March 2019 ___________________________________________________________________________________ METRO BUSES in PTV ORANGE LIVERY – 1268 CDC Victoria – CDC Melbourne – 214 (+ 130 regional): Oakleigh Depot – 69: 7-8, 11, 14-16, 23-24,…
Public Holidays on Melbourne’s Buses
Summary UPDATED 20 MARCH 2025 Catching buses on public holidays is a gamble in Melbourne. Most routes run a Saturday timetable, but some don’t run, others finish at noon. And there is often confusion about finish times on routes that…
PTV Livery Updates 2018
TOTAL BUSES in PTV ORANGE LIVERY – 1399 as at 31 December 2018 ___________________________________________________________________________________ METRO BUSES in PTV ORANGE LIVERY – 1254 CDC Victoria – CDC Melbourne – 211 (+ 127 regional): Oakleigh Depot – 69 7-8, 11, 14-16, 23-24,…
2017-08-27:
New Rail Timetables & Connectivity Updates
New timetables were introduced by Metro Trains and V/line from 27 August 2017. Highlights of the new Metro Trains timetables: An additional service on the Sunbury, Craigieburn & Werribee lines in each peak Extension of Laverton – Altona – Newport…
Metropolitan Melbourne Public Transport Maps
With the 1971 bus route renumbering, the Victorian Ministry of Transport began to issue fold-out network maps for the Melbourne Metropolitan area, showing trains, trams, government buses and private buses. We are pleased to present from our archives copies of…
2015-06-21:
New Wyndham Network
From 21 July 2015 commuters in Melbourne’s outer west enjoyed a major boost to their public transport options, with the opening of the Regional Rail Link and a more streamlined bus network that delivers more direct and more frequent services…
2015-06-21: Tullamarine Bus Lines Updates
In addition to the major changes in Wyndham & Geelong on 21 June 2015, other timetable and route changes took place on Tullamarine’s bus services in Melbourne northern and north-western suburbs. Route 477 (Broadmeadows – Moonee Ponds via Gladstone Park…
2015-06-21:
Sita Updates
In addition to the major changes in Wyndham & Geelong on 21 June 2015, other timetable and route changes took place on selected Sita routes across the northern, north-western and western suburbs. Route 402 Footscray – East Melbourne To allow…