The Allan Labor Government is expanding the popular Route 800 bus connecting Dandenong and Chadstone Shopping Centre to a seven day a week service - delivering more services and longer operating hours for passengers.
Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams today announced that the first Sunday service will run on Sunday, 24 November - giving communities in Melbourne's outer east better access to shopping and university precincts.
Route 800 passengers will have access to buses every half hour during the day and every 40 minutes in the early mornings and evenings on weekends - with 51 new services on Sundays and 37 services added to the Saturday timetable.
Operating hours will also be expanded, with buses running later on weekdays, as well as weekends, giving more travel options and better access to late night shopping, or transport home for workers and students.
Trips to Chadstone Shopping Centre will also be slightly faster with all buses towards Chadstone now running via the Princes Highway, whilst buses leaving the shopping complex will continue following the current route along Warrigal Road, which remains the quickest route in that direction.
This is the latest improvement to service Chadstone, adding to the Sunday services introduced on Route 612 in August, which better connects Box Hill Station to the shopping centre and Monash National Employment and Innovation Cluster.
Improving our bus network is part of Victoria's Bus Plan to meet demand, enhance accessibility and performance, while delivering value for money for all passengers.
Victoria's Bus Plan has already introduced more than 200 new or improved bus routes and thousands more services across the state.
To learn more about the new timetable, visit ptv.vic.gov.au, the PTV journey planner app, or call 1800 800 007.
As stated by Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams
"We're providing more frequent and reliable public transport across Melbourne's south east that better connects people to jobs, education and key retail destinations over more days of the week and more hours of the day."
As stated by Member Oakleigh Steve Dimopoulos
"We're giving better access to key employment and shopping destinations across Chadstone, Oakleigh and Monash - with more bus services, more often."
As stated by Member for Mulgrave Eden Foster
"Victoria's Bus Plan is giving Victorians a new bus network that makes travelling by bus easier and more convenient."
