Plan ahead for bus changes in the North and North West of Sydney
Transport for NSW is asking passengers to plan their trips as the Sydney Metro City opening is delayed.
The most important advice is for bus passengers in Sydney’s North West and North Shore who will still have a new bus timetable starting this Sunday 4 August 2024.
As the Metro City line is yet to open, extra bus services will operate in the interim from the North West including the 610x on the M2 from Castle Hill to the City, as well as the 119 on the Pacific Highway between Gore Hill and North Sydney.
In the period before Metro opens, bus passengers can continue to connect to Metro stations between Tallawong and Chatswood and also to Chatswood, St Leonards and North Sydney train stations.
Transport is working closely with bus operators to ensure passengers can get used to their new journeys and get to where they need to go while Sydney Metro completes necessary final safety assurance checks.
For those passengers who were intending to head to any of the new Metro stations, including Crows Nest and Victoria Cross, street teams will be on hand to help people get to where they need to go.
The new bus timetable will increase frequency for some bus routes, improve reliability and provide extra capacity for busy services across our network, as well as provide greater connections to other modes of transport, including the Metro City line when it opens and Sydney Trains.
Advice for Sydney Trains passengers is, if you were planning to try the new Metro from next week, continue to catch the train service you do today.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause but encourage passengers to jump online at transport.nsw.gov.au/buschanges and plan their new trip on transportnsw.info.
Transport for NSW Secretary Josh Murray said the start of Sydney Metro City line services was just around the corner.
“The railway is ready, the people are ready, the operator is ready, and the rest of the transport network is ready, but we just need a little more time to carry out safety checks before we can welcome passengers on the new Metro City line," he said.
“Our new bus timetable and new bus routes for Sydney’s North West need to be in place now to help with rostering and timetables, and we’re asking passengers to check their trip planning apps to get used to their new journeys.
“The Sydney Metro team is working constructively with the independent National Rail Safety Regulator and operator MTS, to get their final tick of approval.”
Transport for NSW Coordinator-General Howard Collins said teams would be on the ground to help support passengers with the bus service changes.
“We have street teams out in the community to provide information and answer any questions our passengers have and we will also have some additional bus services in the North West in the interim," he said.
“The public transport network moves nearly two million people every day and that will continue next week. Everyone at Transport is committed to helping people get to where they need to go as we wait for the green light for Metro City services.”