More frequent bus services on Saturday afternoons are a feature of the new weekend timetable that starts on April 6.
The new timetable will increase local bus frequency on Saturdays, extending hourly services from first service in the morning until 6pm.
Acting Director General Ben McHugh said that Transport Canberra had replenished the 1000-driver workforce to include more frequent Saturday services.
“Driver recruitment efforts, particularly in the past year with more permanent part-time drivers coming on board, have helped Transport Canberra to rebuild staffing numbers,” he said.
“The Saturday uplift allows us to focus on more frequent bus services to meet the demand for that day and deliver better transport services for the Canberra community.”
Changes to the new weekend bus timetable included:
•Extension of hourly local buses from first service in the morning until 6pm on Saturdays.
•57 additional bus services in the Belconnen region.
•48 additional bus services in the Gungahlin region.
•61 additional bus services in the Central Canberra region.
•73 additional bus services in the Woden, Weston Creek and Molonglo regions.
•92 additional bus services in the Tuggeranong region.
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