Western Sydney communities including Narellan, Oran Park and Mt Druitt are now connected by five new permanent bus routes launched this week, bringing the total number of new services installed by the Minns Labor Government to 5,910.
The new routes from Liverpool (825 and 860), Campbelltown (845 and the enhanced 840), Penrith (790) and Mount Druitt (772) will connect communities that have been underserviced by public transport with train stations, shops, hospitals, jobs and the new Western Sydney International Airport.
These services will run every 30 minutes from 5am to 10pm, seven days a week, totalling 2,626 services across the week.
This $302.7 million investment is part the Minns Labor Government's work to rebuild and expand bus services in NSW, after the 2024 Bus Industry Taskforce found buses had been "neglected" and "underfunded" under the former Liberal-National government.
In the recent budget the Minns Labor Government announced an additional record investment of $6.5 billion for hundreds of new electric buses and electric bus depots to reduce our reliance on foreign fuels, meet the needs of the growing community and underpin a revival of domestic bus manufacturing.
To support the new services, the NSW Government is also investing in bus infrastructure. This includes upgrading driver facilities at some of the busiest interchanges in the state such as Mt Druitt, Blacktown, Bankstown, Parramatta and Fairfield and installing new signs at bus stops across Western Sydney.
The NSW Government is also partnering with selected Western Sydney councils to deliver more than 30 new bus shelters along the new routes as part of the $1.5 million trial Bus Shelter Program.
Since coming to office, the Minns Labor Government has:
- Added nearly 6000 new bus services, the majority in Western Sydney.
- Restored the popular M52 Parramatta to CBD via Ryde service and the 301 Rosebery to Eastgardens service.
- Reduced the bus driver shortage down from over 500 to under 200.
- Ordered 923 new buses including 50 new articulated (bendy) buses and 10 new decker buses.
- Increased local content to over 50% of over half the buses ordered.
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Deputy Premier of New South Wales and Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car said:
"As Western Sydney grows, the public transport network needs to grow with it, and this is exactly what the Minns Labor Government is delivering.
"Whether it's public transport, schools, roads, or hospitals, the Minns Labor Government is working to ensure Western Sydney has the essential services that our communities deserve."
Minister for Transport John Graham said:
"These services will connect hundreds of thousands of Western Sydney residents with the new airport, months before it opens for passenger services.
"Some of these communities have never had decent public transport. These services will change people's lives by giving them regular connection to train stations, jobs, health service and the new Western Sydney International Airport.
"The former government privatised bus services, cut routes, created a driver shortage, failed to order new buses and sent bus manufacturing jobs offshore. We are doing what the Bus Industry Taskforce recommended - rebuilding the bus network for the people of New South Wales.
"Under a Labor government you're seeing more buses, bus services, bus drivers and bus shelters; and we are rebuilding local bus manufacturing."
Member for Camden Sally Quinnell said:
"Camden is one of the fastest-growing communities in the country, and these new bus routes will give local families better access to jobs, education, healthcare, and essential services while improving connections across south-west Sydney."
Member for Campbelltown Greg Warren said:
"As our region continues to grow, it is so important that we have appropriate and effective public transport options and infrastructure. The Minns Labor Government is delivering just that for my community in Campbelltown, and across Western Sydney more broadly."
Member for Leppington Nathan Hagarty said:
"These new bus routes are a positive step forward for our growing communities across Leppington and South Western Sydney.
"They'll make it easier for people to get to work, school, healthcare and the new Western Sydney International Airport. As our area continues to grow, we need to keep investing in the public transport our community needs and relies on."
Member for Liverpool Charishma Kaliyanda said:
"For more than a decade, Western Sydney was left behind when it came to public transport. The Minns Labor Government is changing that by delivering the permanent bus routes and services that Liverpool's growing community has been calling for.
"Whether it's getting to work, school, Liverpool Hospital or the new Western Sydney International Airport, these new bus routes will make everyday travel easier for local families and help keep our growing community connected."
Member for Mount Druitt Edmond Atalla said:
"This investment is about delivering the public transport Western Sydney deserves with more frequent services, better connections and cleaner electric buses that will benefit our growing communities for years to come."
Member for Penrith, Karen McKeown, OAM said:
"The new 790 bus service will be a gamechanger for Penrith, giving residents a direct and convenient connection to the WSI Airport precinct.
"This is exactly the kind of practical transport investment our community deserves as Western Sydney continues to expand.
"It will also improve access to local jobs, training, healthcare and education facilities, helping residents get where they need to go more easily and supporting a better-connected future for Penrith."
