The Tasmanian Government is getting on with the job of giving the people of Hobart more public transport options to help ease congestion and reduce commuting times.
An extra 43 express bus services between Kingborough and Hobart are set to start from 30 January 2022, providing more travel choice for the growing number of people commuting between the southern suburbs and Hobart.
The new routes are part of the Hobart City Deal – Southern Projects initiative and will service the Blackmans Bay, Kingston and Channel areas.
The new services will be operated by Metro Tasmania and will run weekdays during the morning and afternoon peak periods.
There will be 14 new X07 Blackmans Bay express services and 10 new X13 Snug express services.
As well as the peak travel services, there will be 19 more express services running between Kingston central and the Hobart CBD outside of peak travel times.
The Southern Projects initiative is an end-to-end solution to improve public transport and traffic flow along Hobart’s southern corridor. The Southern Projects are funded by the Tasmanian Government as part of the Hobart City Deal.
As well as new express bus services, it includes a transit lane on the Southern Outlet, bus priority measures on Macquarie and Davey Streets, and park and ride facilities at Huntingfield and Firthside, which are currently under construction.
To coincide with the new express service, we’ve also taken the opportunity to adjust other southern bus services timetables, and departure locations from Hobart to improve service reliability.
Passengers are encouraged to visit the Transport website for more information about these changes: www.transport.tas.gov.au/public_transport/service_updates
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