Metrobus (Sydney)

Metrobus

Overview
Owner	Transport for New South Wales
Locale	Sydney
Transit type	Bus rapid transit
Number of lines	13
Operation
Began operation	12 October 2008
Operator(s)	Hillsbus Sydney Buses Transdev NSW

M10
Overview
Operator	Sydney Buses
Route
Start	Leichhardt
Via	Camperdown Central station Museum station Taylor Square University of New South Wales Kingsford
End	Maroubra Junction
Service
Level	Daily

M20
Overview
Operator	Sydney Buses
Route
Start	Gore Hill
Via	North Sydney Town Hall station Central station Green Square Mascot
End	Botany
Service
Level	Daily

M30
Overview
Operator	Sydney Buses
Route
Start	Spit Junction
Via	Cremorne Town Hall station Central station Sydney University Newtown station
End	Sydenham station
Service
Level	Daily

M40
Overview
Operator	Sydney Buses
Route
Start	Chatswood station
Via	Willoughby Town Hall station Museum station Taylor Square Paddington
End	Bondi Junction station
Service
Level	Daily

M41
Overview
Operator	Sydney Buses
Route
Start	Hurstville
Via	Bexley North station Clemton Park Campsie station Burwood station Concord Hospital Rhodes station Top Ryde City Macquarie Centre
End	Marsfield
Service
Level	Daily

M50
Overview
Operator	Sydney Buses
Route
Start	Drummoyne
Via	Town Hall station Central station Cleveland Street University of New South Wales
End	Coogee Beach
Service
Level	Daily

M52
Overview
Operator	Sydney Buses
Predecessors	Route L20
Route
Start	Parramatta station
Via	Rydalmere Top Ryde City Drummoyne Town Hall station Martin Place station
End	Circular Quay
Service
Level	Daily

M54
Overview
Operator	Sydney Buses
Predecessors	Route 548
Route
Start	Parramatta station
Via	Carlingford station Epping station Macquarie University station
End	Macquarie Park
Service
Level	Daily until midnight from 5 Jun 2016

M60
Overview
Operator	Hillsbus
Route
Start	Parramatta station
Via	Baulkham Hills Castle Hill Cherrybrook Pennant Hills station Thornleigh Normanhurst
End	Hornsby
Service
Level	Daily

Metrobus is an Australian high frequency, high capacity bus network in Sydney that links key employment and growth centres. Metrobuses run every 10 minutes during peak periods, 15 minutes during off-peak weekday periods, and 20 minutes on weekends, with the intention of making timetables obsolete. Buses are painted in a distinctive red livery and all Metrobuses are wheelchair accessible. All route numbers are prefixed with an "M" followed by 2 numbers.

The network originally operated along bus trunk routes through the inner suburbs, but passed through the CBD rather than terminating there. This reduced overcrowding on the trunk routes without needing to layover extra buses in the CBD. This concept was later diluted with the network's expansion to include long distance routes servicing major activity centres in outer suburbs.

The first route, M10 from Leichhardt to Kingsford, began operation on a 12-month trial basis on 12 October 2008. During this period nine regular and six high-capacity buses with different seating arrangements were dedicated to the route.

In March 2009 an expansion of the Metrobus network with the addition of four further routes serving the inner suburbs (M20, M30, M40, M50) was announced.

In July 2010 it was announced a further eight new Metrobus routes were to be rolled out in 2011 to service suburbs in Sydney's west, north, north-west, south and south-west (M41, M52, M54, M60, M61, M90, M91, M92). This saw Hillsbus and Veolia Transport (now Transdev NSW) become Metrobus operators.

All Sydney Buses Metrobus services use the Automated Fare Collection System to validate tickets. Metrobus routes M10, M20, M30, M40 and M50 are full-time pre-pay only services and require passengers to purchase a ticket before boarding. All Metrobus routes are also Opal active.

M10 runs from Leichhardt to Maroubra Junction via Parramatta Road and Anzac Parade, and commenced on 12 October 2008. The M10 Metrobus service connects with Sydney Trains stations at Central and Museum. It also allows passengers to transfer to regular buses to outer suburbs of Sydney at major transport interchanges such as Broadway, Railway Square, Cleveland Street, and Kingsford.

...
Wikipedia