Canberra New “Rapid Express Direct” Buses
Posted on April 28, 2009 by by Valeri
Canberrans can expect a bus every 15 minutes during peak times and every 30 minutes during off-peak times on high demand weekday routes when the ACT Labor Government trials new rapid transit buses in October this year, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said today.
This year’s Budget will provide $1 million for the new service, REDEX – Rapid Express Direct, to be trialled in 2009-10 between 6:30am and 7pm on weekdays during school terms.
This responsible investment by the ACT Labor Government will deliver more buses more frequently in peak demand periods,” Mr Stanhope said. “The rapid transit buses will create the capacity for an additional 300,000 passengers travelling to major employment hubs, town centres and through the Parliamentary Triangle.
“REDEX is expectedto commence in October 2009 to coincide with the start of the 4th school term. New ACTION buses that were funded in last year’s Budget, for nearly $50 million, will provide the additional bus capacity needed to deliver the services. A review of the trial and community feedback about the new services will inform the future of REDEX and its potential growth.
REDEX 1 will be a return service to Gungahlin, Dickson, City, Russell, Barton, Woden, Erindale and Tuggeranong. REDEX 2 will be a return service to Kippax, Belconnen, City, Russell, Barton, Woden, Erindale and Tuggeranong.
Buses will run every 15 minutes from 6:30am to 9:30am and 3:30pm to 6:30pm and every 30 minutes at all other times.
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When I travelled to Ottawa in 2007, I needed to travel to the outer burbs for an interview. On the Net, I used the bus service’s travel planner. I have attached the result here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddtzxfgf_39cmgdctf7. Simple.
The public transport website is here: http://www.octranspo.com/Main_MenuE.asp
Here in Canberra, I can’t even work out (from the Net) what time the next bus comes at my local stop. I generally walk over and read the hardcopy attached to the bus stop sign. It is fine from the interchanges, but in the burbs, impossible. I would use the buses more often if ACTION had such a system. I emailed the details to them while I was in Canada, but – no response, of course.
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Sorry, it seems the first link in my last post is blocked, so I put it up on slideshare instead: http://www.slideshare.net/madepercy/ottawa-travel
Cheers, Michael.
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