Sydney metropolitan bus service contracts
Australian state transport contracts
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Contracts are issued by the Government of New South Wales to metropolitan bus operators in Sydney, Australia, to operate its public bus route network. Since 2005, the government has moved from individual contracts with operators to larger contract regions, leading to the consolidation of bus operators.
History
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In February 2004, the Unsworth Review of Bus Services conducted by former transport minister and former premier Barrie Unsworth, reported its findings to the Carr government, recommending that the number of contract areas that existed in Sydney be reduced from 87 to 15 with a lead entity identified for each region to negotiate a contract.[1] This was adopted with the first seven-year performance based contract signed in January 2005. By June 2005, eight had been signed.[2] In some cases the existing operators formed joint venture companies to have a single contract with the government while in other regions there were some takeovers.
The contracts resulted in some consolidation of operators. Harris Park Transport and Moores Tours decided to cease operating at short notice in December 2004.[3] Some of Baxter's Bus Lines routes passed to Connex and Transit First in January 2005.[4] Further consolidation took place after the contracts commenced with Baxter's selling its remaining routes to Westbus in September 2006, Transit First selling out to Connex in February 2007.[5][6] Veolia (formerly Connex), who operated in regions 10 and 13, took over region 11 operators Crowthers in January 2009 and Caringbah Bus Service in October 2011.[7][8] The two takeovers resulted in the merger of regions 10 and 11 to form an expanded region 10, reducing the total number of regions to fourteen.
With the contracts coming up for renewal and following a change in government, the O'Farrell Government decided to put the provision of the services out to competitive tender.[9][10][11] Transdev NSW was able to negotiate a direct award for regions 10 and 13 after agreeing to provide access to its bus and depot assets at the end of the contracts.[12] The regions operated by State Transit were not included at this stage, however region 6 was tendered out from July 2018.[13]
Under the 2005 contracts, all new buses were purchased by the government and leased to the operators. As a result, when regions have changed hands, all of the post 2005 built buses have remained with the region, with the older buses retained by the outgoing operators.
2020–2023 tenders
With the exception of region 6, the government announced in October 2019 that the contracts for the other thirteen regions will be put out to competitive tender by 2022.[14] These contracts were originally due to expire in 2021 and 2022.
The first three regions to be put out to tender were the three remaining State Transit regions 7 to 9. Tenders for Region 8 opened in June 2020 and closed on 30 September 2020, with Keolis Downer announced as the successful tenderer in May 2021.[15][16] Tenders for Region 7 opened in August 2020 and closed on 18 December 2020, with Busways announced as the successful tenderer in July 2021.[17][18] Tenders for Region 9 opened in November 2020,[19] with a joint venture of Transdev and John Holland announced as the successful tenderer in November 2021.[20] The three regions were transitioned to the new operators on these following dates:
- Region 7 (North West) in January 2022
- Region 8 (Northern Beaches) in October 2021
- Region 9 (East) in April 2022
Between December 2021 and August 2022, the remaining ten regions were put out to tender in three tranches:[21]
- Tranche 1: Regions 4, 12 and 14. Contracts for Regions 12 and 14 can be consolidated in a single bid. Tenders opened in January 2022 and closed on 14 April 2022. In November 2022, CDC NSW, the incumbent operator for Regions 4 and 14, was awarded the contracts for the three regions, with region 12 to be consolidated into Region 14.[22]
- Tranche 2: Regions 3, 5, 10 and 13. Any combination of the four contracts can be consolidated in a single bid. Tenders opened between March and May 2022. In December 2022, Transit Systems NSW, the incumbent operator for Region 3, was awarded the contracts for Regions 3 and 13, with region 13 to be consolidated into Region 3.[23][24] The contracts for Regions 5 and 10, with region 5 consolidated into region 10, were awarded to U-Go Mobility, a new joint venture between UGL and Go-Ahead Group.[25][26]
- Tranche 3: Regions 1, 2 and 15. Tenders opened between June and August 2022. In February 2023, Busways, the incumbent operator for Region 1, was awarded the contract for the region, while Transit Systems was awarded the contracts for Regions 2 and 15, with Region 15 to be consolidated into Region 2.[27][28]
The new contracts of the ten regions commenced between April and December 2023.
Livery
A requirement of the contracts is that operators adopt a white and two blues livery as prescribed by Transport for NSW, this was implemented from 2010. Forest Coach Lines' 2005 contract did not require their buses to be repainted blue, hence the livery applied to their buses saw the blue replaced with green. This loophole was closed when the region was tendered in 2012.[29]
Current contracts
Since October 2023, there are 10 contract regions in Sydney, each of which is tied to a geographical area. Current contracts commenced prior to 2018 operate for five years, with an option to extend for a further three years. Contracts commenced and awarded since 2018 are for an eight-year period. All of these contracts were awarded via open tender.[30]
| Region | Service area | Current operators | Start date of current contract | End date of current contract (if known) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blacktown LGA, Penrith LGA | Busways | 10 December 2023 | 28 June 2031[31] |
| 2 | Campbelltown LGA, Liverpool LGA, Camden LGA | Transit Systems | 8 October 2023[32] | 28 June 2031[33] |
| 3 | Liverpool LGA, Fairfield LGA, Cumberland LGA, Canterbury-Bankstown LGA | Transit Systems | 6 August 2023 | 30 November 2030[24][34] |
| 4 | Hills District | CDC NSW | April 2023 | 28 June 2031[35] |
| 6 | Inner West | Transit Systems | 1 July 2018 | 30 June 2026[36] |
| 7 | Northern Suburbs | Busways | 9 January 2022 | 9 January 2030[37] |
| 8 | Northern Beaches | Keolis Downer Northern Beaches | 31 October 2021 | 31 October 2029[38][39] |
| 9 | Eastern Suburbs | Transdev John Holland | 3 April 2022 | 2 April 2030[40] |
| 10 | Sutherland Shire, Georges River LGA, Canterbury-Bankstown LGA | U-Go Mobility Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service (route 989) |
1 July 2023 | 30 November 2028[41] |
| 14 | Ku-ring-gai LGA, Northern Beaches | CDC NSW | 21 May 2023 | 29 June 2030[42] |
Region details
Region 1
Region 1 covers the outer western suburbs between Blacktown, Penrith, Windsor and Richmond. It also operated route 740 services via the M2 Hills Motorway to Macquarie Centre, which ceased in May 2019.[43][44][45]
When the region was established in 2005, services were operated by the Area 1 Management Company consortium of incumbent operators Busways, Hawkesbury Valley Buses and Westbus. Following a competitive tendering process, on 6 October 2013 Busways took over all services in the region in its own right.[9][10][30][46][47][48] In February 2023, following another competitive tendering process, Busways successfully retained and was awarded a seven-year contract for Region 1. The contract will commence in December 2023.[27]
| Route[49] | Description |
|---|---|
| 545 | Macquarie Park to Parramatta via Eastwood and Telopea |
| 668 | Richmond to Windsor via Glossodia and Wilberforce |
| 669 | Wilberforce to Sackville via Ebenezer |
| 671 | Riverstone to Windsor via McGraths Hill and Vineyard |
| 672 | Windsor to Wisemans Ferry (Loop Service) |
| 673 | Penrith to Windsor via Cranebrook |
| 674 | Mount Druitt to Windsor via Shanes Park and Bligh Park |
| 675A | Windsor to Richmond via RAAF Base and Bligh Park (Loop Service) |
| 675C | Windsor to Richmond via Bligh Park and RAAF Base (Loop Service) |
| 676 | Windsor to South Windsor (Loop Service) |
| 677 | Penrith to Richmond via Londonderry |
| 678 | Penrith to Richmond via Cranebrook |
| 679 | Windsor to Maraylya via McGraths Hill |
| 680 | Richmond to Bowen Mountain via Grose Vale and Grose Wold (Loop Service) |
| 682 | Richmond to Kurrajong via Berambing (Loop Service) |
| 718 | Seven Hills to Kings Langley |
| 721 | Blacktown to Blacktown Hospital (Loop Service) |
| 722 | Blacktown to Prospect via Flushcombe Rd (Loop Service) |
| 723 | Blacktown to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek |
| 724 | Blacktown to Arndell Park via Huntingwood (Loop Service) |
| 726 | Blacktown to Doonside via Monash Rd (Loop Service) |
| 728 | Blacktown to Mount Druitt |
| 729 | Blacktown to Mount Druitt via Minchinbury |
| 730 | Blacktown to Castle Hill via Glenwood and Norwest |
| 731 | Blacktown to Rouse Hill Station via Stanhope Gardens |
| 732 | Blacktown to Rouse Hill Station via The Ponds |
| 734 | Blacktown to Riverstone via Schofields |
| 735 | Rouse Hill to Blacktown (Loop Service) |
| 738 | Mount Druitt to Eastern Creek via Rooty Hill (Loop Service) |
| 739V | Mount Druitt to Mount Druitt South (Loop Service) |
| 740 | Rouse Hill to Gables |
| 741 | Riverstone to Oakville via Box Hill and Maraylya |
| 742 | Rouse Hill Station to Marsden Park |
| 743 | Blacktown to Kings Langley |
| 744 | Blacktown to Blacktown Industrial Area |
| 745 | St Marys to Norwest Private Hospital via Stanhope Gardens |
| 746 | Rouse Hill to Riverstone |
| 747 | Rouse Hill Station to Mount Druitt via Riverstone and Marsden Park |
| 748 | Tallawong Station to Melonba via Schofields |
| 750 | Blacktown to Mount Druitt via Bidwill |
| 751 | Blacktown to Melonba via Colebee |
| 752 | Blacktown to Rouse Hill Station via Quakers Hill |
| 753 | Blacktown to Doonside (Loop Service) |
| 754 | Mount Druitt to Blacktown via Hassall Grove (Loop Service) |
| 755 | Mount Druitt to Shalvey and Plumpton Marketplace |
| 756 | Blacktown to Mount Druitt via Woodcroft and Plumpton |
| 758 | St Marys to Mount Druitt via Tregear and Shalvey |
| 759 | St Marys to Mount Druitt via Ropes Crossing |
| 761 | Mount Druitt to Bidwill (Loop Service) |
| 770 | Penrith to Mount Druitt via St Marys |
| 771 | Mount Druitt to St Marys via Colyton |
| 774 | Penrith to Mount Druitt via Nepean Hospital |
| 775 | Penrith to Mount Druitt via Erskine Park |
| 776 | Penrith to Mount Druitt via St Clair |
| 779 | Kemps Creek to St Marys via Erskine Park |
| 780 | Mount Druitt to Penrith via Ropes Crossing |
| 781 | Penrith to St Marys via Glenmore Park |
| 782 | Penrith to St Marys via Werrington |
| 783 | Penrith to Werrington via Jordan Springs |
| 784 | Penrith to Cranebrook (Loop Service) |
| 785 | Werrington to Penrith via Cambridge Park |
| 786 | Penrith to Cranebrook via North Penrith (Loop Service) |
| 789 | Penrith to Luddenham |
| 791 | Penrith to Jamisontown via South Penrith (Loop Service) |
| 793 | Penrith to South Penrith (Loop Service) |
| 794 | Penrith to Glenmore Park via The Northern Rd |
| 795 | Warragamba to Penrith |
| 797 | Penrith to Glenmore Park (Loop Service) |
| 799 | Penrith to Glenmore Park via Regentville |
| S11 | St Marys to St Clair (Loop Service) |
| S13 | Penrith to Mountainview Retreat Retirement Village (Loop Service) |
| S7 | Blacktown to Myrtle Glen Stanhope Gardens |
Region 2
Region 2 initially covered the south western suburbs between Liverpool, Ingleburn and Hoxton Park. Other principal suburbs are Bringelly and Glenfield.[43][50]
When the region was established in 2005, services were operated by the Area 2 Management Company consortium of incumbent operators Busabout and Interline. Following a competitive tendering process, on 1 June 2014 Interline took over all services in the region in its own right.[51][52]
Nine years later, in February 2023, following another competitive tendering process, Transit Systems was awarded a new contract for the region.[28] The region also consolidated region 15 and expanded to cover Camden, Narellan and Macarthur, as well as services to Wollongong. The new contract commenced on 8 October 2023, with Transit Systems taking over Region 2 services from Interline and Region 15 services from Busabout.
| Route[49] | Description |
|---|---|
| 31 | Camden to Cut Hill Rd, Cobbitty via Coates Park Rd |
| 32 | Camden to Warragamba via Theresa Park and Werombi |
| 38 | Camden to Spring Creek and Brownlow Hill (Loop Service) |
| 39 | Camden to The Oaks via Mowbray Park and Belimbla Park |
| 40 | Camden to Belimbla Park and Oakdale via The Oaks (Loop Service) |
| 49 | Camden to Menangle and Razorback (Loop Service) |
| 840 | Campbelltown Hospital to Oran Park |
| 841 | Leppington to Narellan via Gregory Hills |
| 850 | Minto to Narellan |
| 851 | Liverpool to Carnes Hill via Cowpasture Rd |
| 852 | Liverpool to Carnes Hill via Greenway Dr and Cowpasture Rd |
| 853 | Liverpool to Carnes Hill via Hoxton Park Rd |
| 854 | Liverpool to Carnes Hill via Greenway Dr and Hoxton Park Rd |
| 855 | Liverpool to Rutleigh Park via Austral and Leppington Station |
| 856 | Liverpool to Bringelly |
| 857 | Liverpool to Narellan |
| 858 | Leppington to Oran Park |
| 859 | Edmondson Park Station to Carnes Hill |
| 861 | Carnes Hill to Denham Court via Austral |
| 864 | Glenfield to Carnes Hill via Horningsea Park |
| 865 | Liverpool to Casula Mall via Lurnea Shops |
| 866 | Liverpool to Casula Mall |
| 867 | Glenfield to Prestons |
| 868 | Ingleburn to Edmondson Park Station |
| 869 | Liverpool to Ingleburn via Prestons and Edmondson Park |
| 870 | Liverpool to Campbelltown via Glenfield |
| 871 | Liverpool to Campbelltown |
| 872 | Liverpool to Campbelltown via Macquarie Fields |
| 873 | Ingleburn to Minto |
| 874 | Minto to Raby (Loop Service) |
| 875 | Minto to St Andrews (Loop Service) |
| 876 | Macquarie Fields Station to Eucalyptus Dr (Loop Service) |
| 877 | Campbelltown to Kearns via Eagle Vale and Eschol Park (Loop Service) |
| 878 | Campbelltown to Kearns via Eschol Park (Loop Service) |
| 879 | Campelltown to Leumeah Station via Blair Athol |
| 880 | Campbelltown to Minto via Eagle Vale and Kearns |
| 881 | Campbelltown to Leumeah North (Loop Service) |
| 882 | Campbelltown to Leumeah South (Loop Service) |
| 883K | Campbelltown to Kentlyn via Ruse |
| 883 | Campbelltown to Ruse (Loop Service) |
| 884 | Campbelltown to Airds (Loop Service) |
| 884W | Campbelltown to Wedderburn via Airds |
| 885A | Campbelltown to Bradbury via Airds (Loop Service) |
| 885 | Campbelltown to Bradbury and St Helens Park North (Loop Service) |
| 886 | Campbelltown to Glen Alpine (Loop Service) |
| 887 | Campbelltown to Wollongong via Appin |
| 888 | Campbelltown to St Helens Park via Ambarvale and Rosemeadow (Loop Service) |
| 889 | Campbelltown to Menangle via Menangle Park |
| 890C | Campbelltown to Camden via Narellan |
| 890 | Campbelltown to Harrington Park via Narellan Vale and Narellan (Loop Service) |
| 891 | Campbelltown to Mount Annan via Currans Hill |
| 892 | Campbelltown to Mount Annan via Narellan Vale (Loop Service) |
| 893 | Campbelltown to Narellan via Spring Farm and Elderslie |
| 894 | Campbelltown to Bridgewater via Narellan and Camden |
| 894X | Campbelltown to Bridgewater via Camden bypass |
| 895 | Campbelltown to Camden South via Camden (Loop Service) |
| 896 | Campbelltown to Oran Park (Loop Service) |
| 897 | Campbelltown to Smeaton Grange |
| 898 | Campbelltown to Harrington Park via Narellan Rd |
| 899 | Camden to Catherine Field |
| S17 | Camden to Narellan via Spring Farm |
Region 3
Region 3 initially covered the south western suburbs between Parramatta, Liverpool and Bonnyrigg. Other principal suburbs are Cabramatta, Fairfield and Wetherill Park.[43][53]
When the region was established in 2005, services were operated by the Area 3 Management Company consortium of incumbent operators Baxter's Bus Lines, Busabout, Hopkinsons, Metro-link and Westbus which operated all routes except Liverpool–Parramatta T-way route T80 which was operated by Western Sydney Buses. Baxter's sold its routes to Westbus in September 2006.[5][9][10][54]
Following a competitive tendering process, on 13 October 2013, Transit Systems took over the operation of the region.[30][47] Nine years later, in December 2022, following another competitive tender process, Transit Systems retained and was awarded a seven-year contract for the region.[23] The region also consolidated region 13 and expanded to cover Lidcombe, Granville, Bankstown and Burwood. The new contract commenced on 6 August 2023, with Transit Systems taking over Region 13 services from Transdev NSW.[24]
| Route[49] | Description |
|---|---|
| 800 | Fairfield to Blacktown via Pemulwuy |
| 801 | Liverpool to Badgerys Creek |
| 802 | Parramatta to Liverpool via Guildford West |
| 803 | Liverpool to Miller (Loop Service) |
| 804 | Parramatta to Liverpool via Fairfield West |
| 805 | Cabramatta to Liverpool via Bonnyrigg |
| 806 | Parramatta to Liverpool via Abbotsbury |
| 807 | Cabramatta to Cecil Hills via Bonnyrigg |
| 808 | Fairfield to Liverpool via Abbotsbury |
| 809 | Merrylands to Pemulwuy via South Wentworthville |
| 810X | Parramatta to Merrylands via Pemulwuy |
| 811X | Parramatta to Pemulwuy via Beresford Rd |
| 812 | Fairfield to Blacktown via Prospect Hwy |
| 813 | Fairfield to Western Sydney Parklands and Bonnyrigg |
| 814 | Fairfield to Smithfield and Wetherill Park Industrial Area (Loop Service) |
| 815 | Cabramatta to Mount Pritchard (Loop Service) |
| 816 | Cabramatta to Greenfield Park (Loop Service) |
| 817 | Fairfield to Cabramatta via Edensor Park |
| 818 | Merrylands to Westmead Hospitals |
| 819 | Liverpool to Prairiewood via Orange Grove Rd (Loop Service) |
| 820 | Merrylands to Guildford via Woodpark |
| 821 | Guildford to Woodpark or Smithfield Industrial Area |
| 822 | Merrylands to Guildford (Loop Service) |
| 823 | Liverpool to Warwick Farm (Loop Service) |
| 824 | Parramatta to Westmead Hospitals via South Wentworthville |
| 827 | Liverpool to Carnes Hill |
| 835 | Prairiewood to WSU Penrith |
| 901 | Liverpool to Holsworthy via Wattle Grove |
| 902 | Liverpool to Holsworthy via Moorebank |
| 902X | Holsworthy to Sandy Point via Voyager Point |
| 903 | Liverpool to Chipping Norton (Loop Service) |
| 904 | Liverpool to Fairfield |
| 905 | Fairfield to Bankstown |
| 906 | Fairfield to Parramatta |
| 907 | Parramatta to Bankstown via Bass Hill |
| 908 | Bankstown to Merrylands via Auburn and Birrong |
| 909 | Parramatta to Bankstown via Auburn and Birrong |
| 911 | Bankstown to Auburn via Georges Hall |
| 913 | Bankstown to Strathfield |
| 914 | Strathfield to Greenacre |
| 916 | Guildford to Chester Hill |
| 925 | Lidcombe to East Hills via Bankstown |
| M90 | Burwood to Liverpool |
| M91 | Parramatta to Hurstville via Chester Hill and Padstow |
| N30 | City Town Hall to Macarthur (Night Service) |
| N40 | City Town Hall to East Hills (Night Service) |
| S1 | Cabramatta to Lansvale (Loop Service) |
| S10 | Heckenberg to Miller Shops |
| S2 | Granville to Sefton |
| S3 | Auburn to Chrisholm Road |
| S4 | Fairfield to Chester Hill via Villawood and Carramar |
| S5 | Padstow to Milperra via Panania |
| T80 | Parramatta to Liverpool via T-way |
Region 4
Region 4 covers The Hills district including Parramatta, Pennant Hills, Castle Hill and Rouse Hill. Other principal suburbs are Dural, Blacktown and Baulkham Hills. It also operates services via the M2 Hills Motorway to Macquarie Centre, Chatswood, Milsons Point and the Sydney CBD.[43][55]
When the region was established in 2005, services were operated by incumbent operator Hillsbus.[51] Hillsbus successfully bid to retain the region with a new contract commencing on 1 August 2014.[56]
Following the short notice cessation of operations by Harris Park Transport, its routes in the Hills District were taken over by Hillsbus on 20 December 2004, then transferred to Sydney Buses as part of region 7 on 28 January 2005, with six routes returning to Region 4 on 25 September 2005.[57][58]
Following a tendering process, CDC NSW (parent company of Hillsbus) retained and was awarded an eight-year contract for Region 4 in November 2022.[22] The new contract commenced in April 2023.[59] The Hillsbus brand was phased out in favour of the CDC NSW brand.
| Route[49] | Description |
|---|---|
| 590 | Pennant Hills to Hornsby via Normanhurst |
| 600 | Parramatta to Pennant Hills via Castle Hill |
| 601 | Parramatta to Rouse Hill Station via Hills Showground |
| 603 | Parramatta to Rouse Hill Station via Glenhaven |
| 604 | Parramatta to Dural via Castle Hill |
| 605 | Rouse Hill Station to North Kellyville |
| 606 | Parramatta to Winston Hills |
| 607X | City QVB to Bella Vista Station (Express Service) |
| 608 | Rouse Hill to Windsor |
| 609 | Parramatta to North Parramatta (Loop Service) |
| 610X | City QVB to Castle Hill (Express Service) |
| 611 | Macquarie Park to Blacktown via M2 Mwy |
| 612X | North Sydney to Baulkham Hills (Express Service) |
| 613X | City QVB to Bella Vista (Express Service) |
| 614X | City Clarence St to Baulkham Hills (Express Service) |
| 615X | City QVB to Kellyville and North Kellyville (Express Service) |
| 616X | City QVB to Kellyville Ridge (Express Service) |
| 617 | Kellyville Station to Rouse Hill via Beaumont Hills |
| 620X | City Kent St to Cherrybrook (Express Service) |
| 622 | Milsons Point to Cherrybrook |
| 625 | Parramatta to Pennant Hills |
| 626 | Pennant Hills to Kellyville via Cherrybrook |
| 630 | Epping to Blacktown via Baulkham Hills |
| 632 | Pennant Hills to Rouse Hill Station via Norwest and Castle Hill |
| 633 | Pennant Hills to Rouse Hill via Kellyville and Castle Hill |
| 634 | Castle Hill to Castlewood (Loop Service) |
| 635 | Beecroft to Castle Hill via West Pennant Hills |
| 637 | Castle Hill to Glenorie via Round Corner and Galston |
| 638 | Castle Hill or Pennant Hills to Berrilee and Berowra Waters |
| 639 | Castle Hill to Kenthurst and Maraylya |
| 640 | Kenthurst Pitt Town Rd to Kenthurst Cadwells Rd |
| 641 | Dural to Rouse Hill |
| 642X | City Wynyard to Dural (Express Service) |
| 643 | Rouse Hill to Gables via Box Hill |
| 651 | Epping to Rouse Hill Station via Castle Hill |
| 652X | City Wynyard to West Pennant Hills (Express Service) |
| 660 | Parramatta to Castle Hill via Crestwood |
| 661 | Parramatta to Blacktown via North West Twy and Kings Langley |
| 662 | Parramatta to Castle Hill via North West Twy and Bella Vista |
| 663 | Parramatta to Rouse Hill Station via Glenwood |
| 664 | Parramatta to Rouse Hill Station via Norwest |
| 665 | Parramatta to Rouse Hill Station |
| 700 | Parramatta to Blacktown |
| 702 | Seven Hills to Blacktown |
| 705 | Parramatta to Blacktown via Pendle Hill |
| 706 | Parramatta to Blacktown via Kings Langley and Winston Hills |
| 708 | Parramatta to Constitution Hill Retirement Community via Pendle Hill |
| 709 | Wentworthville Shopping Plaza to Constitution Hill Retirement Community |
| 711 | Parramatta to Blacktown via Constitution Hill |
| 714 | Seven Hills to Norwest Station via Crestwood |
| 715 | Seven Hills to Rouse Hill Station via Norwest and Kellyville |
| N31 | Liverpool to Leppington (Night Service) |
| N50 | City Town Hall to Liverpool via Strathfield (Night Service) |
| N60 | City Town Hall to Fairfield via Strathfield (Night Service) |
| N61 | City Town Hall to Carlingford via Strathfield (Night Service) |
| N70 | City Town Hall to Penrith via Parramatta (Night Service) |
| N71 | City Town Hall to Richmond via Parramatta (Night Service) |
| N92 | City Town Hall to Tallawong via Macquarie Park (Night Service) |
| 5A | Sydney Olympic Park to Hills Showground via Baulkham Hills Junction |
| 5B | Sydney Olympic Park to Tallawong via Baulkham Hills Junction |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic Park to Dural via Telopea Shops |
Region 6
Region 6 covers the Inner West and southern suburbs with services extending to the Sydney CBD, Chatswood, Taronga Zoo, Westfield Eastgardens, Bondi Junction, Hurstville and Miranda. Principal suburbs are Ashfield, Burwood, Campsie, Leichhardt, Rockdale and Sydney Olympic Park. The region operates out of Burwood, Kingsgrove, Leichhardt and Tempe depots.[43][60]
When the region was established in 2005, the region was operated by incumbent operator State Transit. The contract was renewed 1 July 2013 for five years without a competitive tendering process.[61]
In May 2017, the government announced the operation of region 6 would be contracted out to the private sector.[62][63] The contract was awarded to Transit Systems with operations commencing on 1 July 2018.[64][65]
| Route[49] | Description |
|---|---|
| 303 | Prince of Wales Hospital to Sans Souci |
| 305 | Redfern to Mascot Stamford Hotel |
| 308 | Marrickville Metro to Central Eddy Ave via Redfern (Loop Service) |
| 320 | Central Railway Square to Green Square (Loop Service) |
| 348 | Prince of Wales Hospital to Wolli Creek |
| 358 | Sydenham to Randwick (Loop Service) |
| 389 | Pyrmont to Bondi Junction |
| 401 | Lidcombe Station to Lidcombe Birnie Ave (Loop Service) |
| 406 | Hurlstone Park to Five Dock |
| 407 | Strathfield to Burwood |
| 408 | Burwood to Rookwood Cemetery via Flemington |
| 410 | Hurstville to Macquarie Park |
| 412 | City Martin Place to Campsie via Earlwood and Dulwich Hill |
| 413 | Central Pitt St to Campsie |
| 415 | Campsie to Chiswick |
| 418 | Burwood to Sydenham and Tempe |
| 420 | Burwood to Mascot Station |
| 422 | Central Pitt St to Kogarah |
| 423 | City Martin Place to Kingsgrove |
| 423X | City Martin Place to Kingsgrove |
| 426 | City Martin Place to Dulwich Hill |
| 428 | City Martin Place to Canterbury |
| 428X | City Martin Place to Canterbury |
| 430 | Sydenham to Central Railway Square (Loop Service) |
| 431 | City Martin Place to Glebe Point |
| 433 | Central Pitt St to Balmain Gladstone Park |
| 437 | City QVB to Five Dock via City West Link |
| 438N | City Martin Place to Abbotsford |
| 438X | City Martin Place to Abbotsford |
| 440 | Rozelle to Bondi Junction |
| 441 | Birchgrove to City Art Gallery via QVB (Loop Service) |
| 442 | Balmain East Wharf to City QVB (Loop Service) |
| 445 | Balmain to Campsie via MarketPlace Leichhardt |
| 458 | Burwood to Ryde |
| 461N | City Hyde Park to Burwood |
| 461X | City Domain to Burwood |
| 464 | Ashfield to Mortlake |
| 466 | Burwood to Cabarita |
| 469 | MarketPlace Leichhardt to Glebe (Loop Service) |
| 470 | City Martin Place to Lilyfield |
| 473 | Campsie to Rockdale |
| 476 | Rockdale to Dolls Point (Loop Service) |
| 477 | Rockdale to Miranda |
| 478 | Rockdale to Miranda via Ramsgate |
| 479 | Rockdale to Kyeemagh (Loop Service) |
| 480 | Central Pitt St to Strathfield via Homebush Rd |
| 483 | Central Pitt St to Strathfield via South Strathfield |
| 487 | Canterbury to Bankstown Central |
| 490 | Drummoyne to Hurstville |
| 491 | Five Dock to Hurstville |
| 492 | Drummoyne to Rockdale |
| 493 | Rockdale to Roselands |
| 502 | City Town Hall and Drummoyne to Cabarita Wharf |
| 504 | City Domain to Chiswick |
| 526 | Strathfield to Rhodes Shopping Centre |
| 530 | Chatswood to Burwood |
Region 7
Region 7 covers the north western suburbs with services extending to the Sydney CBD. Principal suburbs are Chatswood, Epping, Macquarie Park, North Sydney, Ryde and Parramatta. The region operates out of Ryde depot and Willoughby depot.[43][66]
When the region was established in 2005, the region was operated by incumbent operator State Transit. State Transit permanently took control of a few former Harris Park Transport services in September 2005, and the region expanded to cover the whole of Carlingford, Epping and include North Rocks, West Pennant Hills and Beecroft for the first time.
The contract was renewed on 1 July 2013, and again on 1 July 2017 for five years without a competitive tendering process.[61][67] The contract was put out to competitive tender in 2020 and was awarded to Busways, with operations commencing on 9 January 2022.[18]
| Route[49] | Description |
|---|---|
| 113 | Royal North Shore Hospital to Chatswood |
| 115 | Chatswood to North Sydney Station (Loop Service) |
| 119 | Gore Hill to North Sydney Station (Loop Service) |
| 120 | Chatswood to City QVB (Loop Service) |
| 202 | City Bridge St to Northbridge via North Sydney |
| 203 | Milsons Point to Castlecrag via North Sydney |
| 204 | City Bridge St to Northbridge via Freeway |
| 205 | City Bridge St to East Willoughby via Freeway |
| 206 | City Bridge St to East Lindfield via Freeway |
| 207 | City Bridge St to East Lindfield via North Sydney |
| 208 | City Bridge St to East Lindfield via North Sydney and Northbridge |
| 209 | Milsons Point to East Lindfield via North Sydney |
| 251 | City Wynyard to Lane Cove West via Freeway |
| 252 | North Sydney to Gladesville |
| 253 | City Wynyard to Riverview via Freeway |
| 254 | McMahons Point to Riverview via North Sydney |
| 255 | Chatswood to Colwell Cres and Beaconsfield Rd |
| 256 | Chatswood to Chatswood West (Loop Service) |
| 258 | Chatswood to Lane Cove West |
| 261 | North Sydney to Lane Cove via Longueville |
| 265 | North Sydney to Lane Cove via Crows Nest |
| 267 | Greenwich to Chatswood via Crows Nest |
| 269 | North Sydney to Milsons Point via Kirribilli (Loop Service) |
| 275 | Castlecrag to Chatswood |
| 285 | City Wynyard to Lane Cove West via Freeway |
| 286 | Milsons Point to Denistone East via North Sydney and St Leonards |
| 287 | Milsons Point to Ryde via North Sydney and St Leonards |
| 288 | City Erskine St to Macquarie University via Freeway |
| 290 | City Erskine St to Epping via North Sydney (Night Service) |
| 291 | McMahons Point to Epping via North Sydney |
| 292 | City Erskine St to Marsfield via Freeway, Lane Cove North and Macquarie Park |
| 293 | City Wynyard to Marsfield via Lane Cove Tunnel |
| 295 | Epping to North Epping (Loop Service) |
| 297 | City Wynyard to Denistone East via Lane Cove Tunnel |
| 500N | City Hyde Park to Parramatta via Victoria Rd (Night Service) |
| 500X | City Hyde Park to West Ryde via Victoria Rd (Express Service) |
| 501 | Central Pitt St to Parramatta via Pyrmont and Victoria Rd |
| 505 | City Town Hall to Woolwich |
| 506 | City Domain to Macquarie University via East Ryde |
| 507 | City Hyde Park and Gladesville to Meadowbank via Putney |
| 513 | West Ryde to Carlingford via Dundas Valley |
| 515 | Ryde to Eastwood |
| 516 | Chatswood to Top Ryde City via North Ryde |
| 517 | Ryde to Macquarie Park via Bridge Rd |
| 518 | Meadowbank Wharf to Macquarie University via Ryde |
| 521 | Eastwood to Parramatta via Park Rd |
| 523 | West Ryde to Parramatta via Bartlett St |
| 524 | Ryde and West Ryde to Parramatta via Melrose Park |
| 525 | Sydney Olympic Park to Parramatta via Newington |
| 533 | Chatswood to Sydney Olympic Park via North Ryde and Rhodes |
| 536 | Chatswood to Gladesville via Hunters Hill |
| 538 | Woolwich to Gladesville |
| 540 | Newington to Auburn |
| 541 | Eastwood to Epping |
| 544 | Macquarie Centre to Auburn via Eastwood |
| 546 | Epping to Parramatta via North Rocks and Oatlands |
| 549 | Epping to Parramatta via North Rocks |
| 550 | Macquarie Park to Parramatta via Epping |
| 551 | Marsfield to Eastwood via Vimiera Rd |
| 552 | Oatlands to Parramatta |
| 553 | Beecroft to North Rocks via West Pennant Hills |
| N80 | City Town Hall to Hornsby via Strathfield (Night Service) |
| N81 | City Town Hall to Parramatta via Sydney Olympic Park (Night Service) |
| N90 | City Town Hall to Hornsby via Chatswood (Night Service) |
| N91 | Macquarie Centre to City Town Hall (Night Service) |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic Park to Glebe via Hunters Hill |
Region 8
Region 8 covers the lower North Shore and Northern Beaches with services extending to the Sydney CBD. Principal suburbs are Brookvale, Chatswood, Manly, Mosman, North Sydney and Palm Beach. The region operates out of Brookvale, Mona Vale, North Sydney depots.[43][68]
When the region was established in 2005, the region was operated by incumbent operator State Transit. The contract was renewed on 1 July 2013, and again on 1 July 2017 for five years without a competitive tendering process.[61][67] The contract was put out to competitive tender in 2020 and was awarded to Keolis Downer Northern Beaches, with operations commencing on 31 October 2021.[16][38]
| Route[49] | Description |
|---|---|
| 100 | Taronga Zoo to City QVB |
| 111 | South Mosman Wharf to Chowder Bay |
| 114 | Royal North Shore Hospital to Balmoral |
| 142 | Manly to Allambie Heights |
| 144 | Chatswood to Manly via St Leonards |
| 145 | Seaforth to Warringah Mall |
| 150X | Milsons Point to Manly (Express Service) |
| 154X | Milsons Point to Dee Why (Express Service) |
| 155 | Frenchs Forest to Bayview Garden Village |
| 156 | Mona Vale to McCarrs Creek |
| 160X | Chatswood to Dee Why via Frenchs Forest (Express Service) |
| 161 | Manly to North Head (Loop Service) |
| 162 | Manly to Seaforth |
| 165X | City Wynyard to South Curl Curl (Express Service) |
| 166 | Manly to Frenchs Forest via Dee Why Beach |
| 167 | Manly to Warringah Mall via South Curl Curl |
| 168X | City Wynyard to Balgowlah via North Balgowlah (Express Service) |
| 170X | City Wynyard to Manly (Express Service) |
| 171X | City Wynyard to Balgowlah via Clontarf (Express Service) |
| 172X | City Wynyard to Warringah Mall via North Balgowlah (Express Service) |
| 173X | City Wynyard to Warringah Mall via Balgowlah Shops (Express Service) |
| 174X | City Wynyard to Narraweena (Express Service) |
| 176X | City Wynyard to Dee Why via North Curl Curl (Express Service) |
| 177 | Warringah Mall to Dee Why |
| 177X | City Wynyard to Dee Why via Wingala (Express Service) |
| 178 | Warringah Mall to Cromer Heights |
| 179 | Warringah Mall to Wheeler Heights |
| 180 | Warringah Mall to Collaroy Plateau |
| 180X | City Wynyard to Collaroy Plateau (Express Service) |
| 181X | City Wynyard to Narrabeen (Express Service) |
| 182 | Narrabeen to Mona Vale |
| 185 | Narrabeen to Mona Vale via Warriewood Valley |
| 190X | City Wynyard to North Avalon (Express Service) |
| 191 | Avalon Beach to Taylors Point (Loop Service) |
| 192 | Avalon Beach to Stokes Point (Loop Service) |
| 199 | Manly to Palm Beach via Dee Why and Mona Vale |
| 201 | City Bridge St to Cremorne |
| 225 | Neutral Bay Wharf to Cremorne Point Wharf |
| 228 | Mosman to Clifton Gardens |
| 229 | North Sydney to Beauty Point |
| 230 | Milsons Point to Mosman Wharf via North Sydney |
| 238 | Balmoral to Taronga Zoo Wharf |
| 243 | City Wynyard to Spit Junction via North Cremorne |
| 246 | City Wynyard to Balmoral Heights |
| 249 | City Wynyard to Beauty Point |
| 263 | City Bridge St to Crows Nest via Cremorne |
| 280 | Chatswood to Warringah Mall |
| B1 | B-Line City Wynyard to Mona Vale |
| BN1 | B-Line City QVB to Mona Vale (Night Service) |
Region 9
Region 9 covers the Eastern Suburbs with services extending to the Sydney CBD and Leichhardt. Principal suburbs are Bondi Junction, Botany, Maroubra, Mascot, Randwick and Surry Hills. The region operates out of Port Botany, Randwick and Waverley depots.[43][69]
When the region was established in 2005, the region was operated by incumbent operator State Transit. The contract was renewed on 1 July 2013, and again on 1 July 2017 for five years without a competitive tendering process.[61][67] The contract was put out to competitive tender in 2021 and was awarded to Transdev John Holland, with operations commencing on 3 April 2022.[70][20]
| Route[49] | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Central Chalmers Street to Moore Park Interchange |
| 304 | City Circular Quay to Green Square (Loop Service) |
| 306 | Redfern to Mascot Station (Loop Service) |
| 307 | Eastgardens to Mascot Station (Loop Service) |
| 309 | Redfern to Port Botany |
| 310 | Central Railway Square to Botany |
| 311 | City Millers Point to Central Belmore Park via Potts Point and Darlinghurst |
| 313 | Bondi Junction to Coogee via Carrington Rd |
| 323 | Edgecliff to North Bondi via New South Head Rd |
| 324 | City Walsh Bay to Watsons Bay via Old South Head Rd |
| 325 | City Walsh Bay to Watsons Bay via Vaucluse Rd |
| 326 | Edgecliff to Bondi Junction via Bellevue Hill |
| 327 | Edgecliff to Bondi Junction via Manning Rd and Bellevue Rd |
| 328 | Bondi Junction to Darling Point via Edgecliff (Loop Service) |
| 333 | City Circular Quay to North Bondi via Bondi Junction |
| 339 | Clovelly to Central Foveaux St (Loop Service) |
| 339X | City Martin Place to Clovelly (Express Service) |
| 342 | Kingsford to Daceyville |
| 343 | City Circular Quay to Kingsford |
| 350 | Bondi Junction to Sydney Airport Domestic |
| 352 | Bondi Junction to Marrickville Metro via Oxford St, Crown St and King St |
| 355 | Bondi Junction to Marrickville Metro via Moore Park and Erskineville |
| 356 | Bondi Junction to Eastgardens |
| 360 | Bondi Junction to Clovelly |
| 362 | Rose Bay to Coogee |
| 370 | Glebe Point to Coogee |
| 373 | Coogee to City Museum (Loop Service) |
| 373X | City Martin Place to Coogee (Express Service) |
| 374 | Central Belmore Park to Coogee via Bream St |
| 374X | City Martin Place to Coogee via Bream St (Express Service) |
| 375 | Eastgardens to Randwick (Loop Service) |
| 377X | City Martin Place to Maroubra Beach via South Coogee (Express Service) |
| 379 | Bronte to North Bondi |
| 380 | Bondi Junction to Watsons Bay via Bondi Beach |
| 381 | Bondi Junction to Tamarama (Loop Service) |
| 386 | Bondi Junction to Vaucluse via New South Head Rd and Old South Head Rd |
| 387 | Bondi Junction to South Head Cemetery |
| 388 | Paddington to Bondi Junction |
| 390X | Bondi Junction to La Perouse (Express Service) |
| 392 | Redfern to Little Bay |
| 392N | City Circular Quay to Matraville (Night Service) |
| 392X | Little Bay to City Museum (Loop Service) |
| 393 | Eastgardens to Matraville |
| 394X | La Perouse to City Museum (Express Service) |
| 396 | City Circular Quay to Maroubra Beach |
| 396X | City Martin Place to Maroubra Beach (Express Service) |
| 397 | Eastgardens to South Maroubra (Loop Service) |
| 397X | City Martin Place to South Maroubra (Express Service) |
| 399 | Little Bay to UNSW (Loop Service) |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic Park to Maroubra Beach |
Region 10
Region 10 initially covered the south western suburbs between Bankstown, Sutherland and Engadine. Other principal suburbs are Hurstville, Menai, and Miranda. It also operates services to Burwood, Parramatta and Liverpool.[43][71]
When the region was established in 2005, it was operated by incumbent operator Connex that was later rebranded Veolia Transport, Veolia Transdev then Transdev NSW.
Region 11 was absorbed into Region 10 in September 2009.[43] Region 10 then covered all of the Sutherland Shire. Caringbah Bus Service's routes were taken over by Veolia in October 2011.[8]
On 1 January 2013, Transdev NSW commenced a new contract that was awarded without a competitive tendering process. Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service continue to operate route 989 from Bundeena as a subcontractor to Transdev.[12][72][73] In December 2022, following a competitive tender process, U-Go Mobility was awarded a seven-year contract for region 10.[25][26] The region also consolidated region 5 and expanded to cover Lakemba, Punchbowl, Roselands and Mortdale. The new contract commenced on 1 July 2023, with U-Go Mobility taking over Region 10 services from Transdev NSW and Region 5 services from Punchbowl Bus Company.
| Route[49] | Description |
|---|---|
| 301 | Eastgardens to Rosebery (Loop Service) |
| 446 | Roselands to St George Hospital |
| 450 | Hurstville to Strathfield |
| 452 | Rockdale to Beverly Hills |
| 453 | Rockdale Station to Percival Street Rockdale |
| 455 | St George Hospital to Kingsgrove |
| 920 | Bankstown to Parramatta |
| 922 | Bankstown to East Hills via Milperra |
| 923 | Bankstown to Panania via Picnic Point |
| 924 | Bankstown to East Hills via Panania |
| 926 | Bankstown to Revesby Heights |
| 927 | Padstow to One Tree Point |
| 939 | Greenacre to Bankstown |
| 940 | Hurstville to Bankstown via Riverwood |
| 941 | Hurstville to Bankstown via Greenacre |
| 942 | Campsie to Lugarno |
| 943 | Hurstville to Lugarno |
| 944 | Mortdale to Bankstown via Peakhurst Heights |
| 945 | Hurstville to Bankstown via Mortdale |
| 946 | Bankstown to Roselands via Lakemba and Greenacre |
| 947 | Hurstville to Kogarah via Dolls Point |
| 953 | Hurstville to Connells Point (Loop Service) |
| 954 | Hurstville to Hurstville Grove |
| 955 | Hurstville to Mortdale via Oatley |
| 958 | Hurstville to Kogarah via Carss Park |
| 959 | Hurstville to Bald Face Point (Loop Service) |
| 960 | Bankstown to Sutherland |
| 961 | Miranda to Barden Ridge |
| 962 | Miranda to East Hills |
| 963 | Menai Marketplace to Alfords Point (Loop Service) |
| 965 | Sutherland to Woronora (Loop Service) |
| 967 | Miranda to Como West via Oyster Bay |
| 968 | Miranda to Bonnet Bay via Kareela |
| 969 | Sutherland to Cronulla |
| 970 | Hurstville to Miranda |
| 971 | Hurstville to Cronulla |
| 972 | Miranda to Sylvania via Sylvania Waters |
| 973 | Miranda to Yowie Bay (Loop Service) |
| 974 | Miranda to Gymea Bay (Loop Service) |
| 975 | Miranda to Grays Point (Loop Service) |
| 976 | Sutherland to Grays Point (Loop Service) |
| 977 | Miranda to Lilli Pilli (Loop Service) |
| 978 | Miranda to Dolans Bay via Port Hacking (Loop Service) |
| 985 | Miranda to Cronulla via Woolooware Bay |
| 986 | Miranda to Miranda North |
| 987 | Cronulla to Kurnell (Loop Service) |
| 988 | Caringbah to Cronulla via Burraneer |
| 989 | Bundeena to Maianbar (Loop Service) |
| 991 | Sutherland to Heathcote |
| 992 | Engadine to Kingswood Rd (Loop Service) |
| 993 | Miranda to Woronora Heights (Loop Service) |
| 996 | Engadine to Heathcote East (Loop Service) |
| N10 | City Town Hall to Sutherland (Night Service) |
| N11 | City Town Hall to Cronulla (Night Service) |
| N20 | City Town Hall to Riverwood via Airport (Night Service) |
| S14 | Mount Lewis to Lakemba via Roselands |
| 6 | Sydney Olympic Park to Sutherland |
| 7 | Sydney Olympic Park to Cronulla |
Region 14
Region 14 initially covered the Forest district including Chatswood, Belrose, Frenchs Forest, Terrey Hills, St Ives and Gordon. It also operates services to the Sydney CBD.[43][74]
When the region was established in 2005, it was operated by incumbent operator Forest Coach Lines.[9][10][75] It successfully bid to retain the region with a new contract commencing on 1 April 2013.[30][47]
In October 2019, the NSW Government announced that it would open 13 out of the 14 contracts for competitive tender. In January 2022, tendering was opened for Regions 12, 14 and 4, closing on 14 April 2022. Transport for NSW has also indicated that Regions 12 and 14 may be procured together.[76][77] In November 2022, CDC NSW (parent company of Forest Coach Lines) retained and was awarded a seven-year contract for Region 14.[22] The region also consolidated Region 12 and expanded to cover the Upper North Shore and Hornsby to Hawkesbury River area, including Hornsby, Berowra and Brooklyn. The new contract commenced on 21 May 2023, with the Forest Coach Lines brand was phased out in favour the CDC NSW brand, and CDC NSW taking over Region 12 services from Transdev NSW.[59]
| Route[49] | Description |
|---|---|
| 141 | Manly to Austlink via Seaforth and Frenchs Forest |
| 193 | Austlink to Warringah Mall via Frenchs Forest |
| 194 | City QVB to St Ives |
| 194X | City QVB to St Ives (Express Service) |
| 195 | Gordon to St Ives Chase (Loop Service) |
| 196 | Gordon to Mona Vale |
| 197 | Macquarie University to Mona Vale via Gordon |
| 260 | North Sydney to Terrey Hills |
| 270 | City QVB to Terrey Hills |
| 271 | City QVB to Belrose |
| 273 | Killarney Heights to City QVB via Forestville |
| 274 | City QVB to Davidson via Frenchs Forest |
| 277 | Chatswood to Castle Cove (Loop Service) |
| 278 | Chatswood to Killarney Heights (Loop Service) |
| 279 | Chatswood to Frenchs Forest (Loop Service) |
| 281 | Chatswood to Davidson (Loop Service) |
| 283 | Chatswood to Belrose (Loop Service) |
| 284 | Chatswood to Terrey Hills and Duffys Forest |
| 556 | Lindfield to East Killara (Loop Service) |
| 558 | Lindfield to Chatswood |
| 560 | Gordon to West Pymble (Loop Service) |
| 562 | Macquarie University to Gordon |
| 565 | Macquarie University to Chatswood |
| 571 | Turramurra to South Turramurra (Loop Service) |
| 572 | Macquarie University to Turramurra via South Turramura and West Pymble |
| 573 | Turramurra to Sydney Adventist Hospital via Fox Valley Rd (Loop Service) |
| 575 | Macquarie University to Hornsby via Turramurra |
| 576 | Wahroonga to North Wahroonga (Loop Service) |
| 576T | Turramurra to North Wahroonga (Loop Service) |
| 577 | Turramurra to North Turramurra (Loop Service) |
| 577P | Turramurra to Murdoch St (Loop Service) |
| 579 | Pymble to East Turramurra |
| 582 | Gordon to St Ives Shopping Centre |
| 586 | Pennant Hills to Westleigh |
| 587 | Hornsby to Westleigh (Loop Service) |
| 588 | Hornsby to Normanhurst West (Loop Service) |
| 589 | Hornsby to Sydney Adventist Hospital |
| 591 | St Ives to Hornsby |
| 592 | Brooklyn to Cheero Point and Mooney Mooney |
| 593 | Berowra to Mount Kuring-Gai Beaumont Rd |
| 594 | City Clarence St to North Turramurra |
| 595 | Hornsby to Mount Colah (Loop Service) |
| 596 | Hornsby to Hornsby Heights (Loop Service) |
| 597 | Berowra to Hornsby |
| 598 | Hornsby to Asquith (Loop Service) |
| 599 | Berowra to Berowra Heights (Loop Service) |
| 1B | Sydney Olympic Park to Warriewood |
Former regions
Region 5
Region 5 covered the south western suburbs between Strathfield, Bankstown and Hurstville. Other principal suburbs are Lakemba, Punchbowl, Roselands and Mortdale. It also operates services to Strathfield and Sydney Olympic Park.[43][78]
Harris Park Transport routes operated in the St George area and Moore's Tours routes were transferred to Punchbowl Bus Co on 20 December 2004.[79][80]
When the region was established in 2005, services were operated by incumbents Pleasure Tours and Punchbowl Bus Company. The Pleasure Tours routes were taken over by Punchbowl Bus Co on 10 July 2005.[51][79][80] Punchbowl Bus Co successfully bid to retain the region with a new contract commencing on 1 July 2014.[30][81] Eight years later, in December 2022, following another competitive tender process, Punchbowl Bus Co was unsuccessful in retaining the contract. U-Go Mobility was awarded a seven-year contract for region 10 which also consolidated region 5. Region 5 ceased to exist and U-Go Mobility took over bus services from Punchbowl Bus Co on 1 July 2023.[25][26]
Region 11
Region 11 covered the Miranda, Cronulla, Bundeena area in the Sutherland Shire. Other principal suburbs were Caringbah and Kurnell.[43][82]
When the region was established in 2005, services were operated by incumbent operators Caringbah Bus Service, Crowthers and Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service. Crowthers' routes were taken over by Veolia Transport on 1 January 2009.[7] Region 11 was absorbed into Region 10 on 21 September 2009.[43][83]
Region 12
Region 12 covered the Upper North Shore and Hornsby to Hawkesbury River area with a limited peak hour service extending to the Sydney CBD. Principal suburbs are Chatswood, Gordon, Hornsby, Berowra and Brooklyn.[43][84]
When the region was established in 2005, services were operated by incumbent operator Shorelink, which was rebranded TransdevTSL Shorelink in 2008[85] and then Transdev Shorelink in 2010.[9][10][75]
Following the merger of Transdev and Veolia Transport, Transdev Shorelink was merged into Transdev NSW. It successfully bid to retain the region with a new contract commencing on 1 June 2013.[30][47]
In October 2019, the NSW Government announced that it would open 13 out of the 14 contracts for competitive tender. Transport for NSW also indicated that Regions 12 and 14 may be procured together. In January 2022, tendering was opened for Regions 12, 14 and 4, closing on 14 April 2022.[86][77] In November 2022, CDC NSW was successfully awarded the contract for region 14 which also consolidated region 12.[22] Region 12 ceased to exist and CDC NSW took over the services from Transdev NSW on 21 May 2023.[59]
Region 13
Region 13 covered the south western suburbs between Lidcombe, Granville, Bankstown and Liverpool. Other principal suburbs are Burwood and Parramatta.[43][87]
When the region was established in 2005, services were operated by incumbent operators Connex (that was later rebranded Veolia Transport, Veolia Transdev then Transdev NSW) and Transit First. Some of the routes were previously operated by Baxter's Bus Lines and were transferred to Connex and Transit First on 1 January 2005.[4][88] In February 2007. Connex purchased Transit First.[6]
On 1 May 2013, Transdev NSW commenced a new contract that was awarded without a competitive tendering process.[12][72][89] In December 2022, following a competitive tender process, Transit Systems NSW was awarded the contract for region 3 which also consolidated region 13.[23] Region 13 ceased to exist and Transit Systems took over the services from Transdev on 6 August 2023.[24]
Region 15
Region 15 covered the south western suburbs between Campbelltown and Camden . Other principal suburbs were Narellan and Macarthur. It also operated services to Wollongong.[43][90]
When the region was established in 2005, the region was operated by incumbent operator Busways. Following a competitive tendering process, on 1 June 2014 Busabout took over the operation of the region.[51][91][92] Nine years later, in February 2023, following another competitive tender process, Transit Systems NSW was awarded the contract for region 2 which also consolidated region 15.[28] Region 15 ceased to exist and Transit Systems took over the services from Busabout on 8 October 2023.[93]
Patronage
| Rank | Region | Operator | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020[a] | 2021[a] | 2022 | Total % Change 2017–19 |
Total % Change 2019–21[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | State Transit (till 2022) Transdev John Holland (from 2022) | 71,684,642 | 68,363,589 | 67,869,614 | 35,720,364 | 26,054,388 | 35,152,671 | -5.32% | -61.61% |
| 2 | 6 | State Transit (2017) Transit Systems (from 2018) | 48,246,291 | 55,169,998 | 60,451,349 | 33,740,937 | 25,600,932 | 33,320,621 | +25.30% | -57.65% |
| 3 | 8 | State Transit (till 2021) Keolis Downer (from 2021) | 26,159,684 | 28,983,479 | 30,943,722 | 18,285,044 | 15,553,334 | 19,595,983 | +18.29% | -49.74% |
| 4 | 7 | State Transit (till 2022) Busways (from 2022) | 29,555,761 | 31,614,292 | 34,263,448 | 18,706,534 | 14,447,204 | 19,451,964 | +15.93% | -57.83% |
| 5 | 4 | Hillsbus | 22,147,493 | 24,708,501 | 24,554,212 | 12,111,689 | 9,517,589 | 13,288,118 | +10.87% | -61.24% |
| 6 | 1 | Busways Western Sydney | 12,139,979 | 13,236,871 | 13,816,261 | 8,838,952 | 6,700,613 | 8,121,394 | +13.81% | -51.50% |
| 7 | 3 | Transit Systems | 12,173,957 | 12,879,292 | 13,245,189 | 8,128,237 | 5,985,520 | 7,249,537 | +8.80% | -54.81% |
| 8 | 13 | Transdev NSW | 8,364,105 | 8,873,353 | 9,204,134 | 5,907,729 | 4,464,843 | 5,358,299 | +10.04% | -51.49% |
| 9 | 10 | Transdev NSW and Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service | 7,777,172 | 8,196,536 | 8,672,375 | 5,549,277 | 4,178,317 | 5,132,273 | +11.51% | -51.82% |
| 10 | 14 | Forest Coach Lines | 4,851,299 | 5,169,614 | 5,632,071 | 3,360,149 | 3,023,221 | 3,572,495 | +16.09% | -46.32% |
| 11 | 5 | Punchbowl Bus Company | 3,538,852 | 3,850,045 | 4,134,186 | 2,758,716 | 2,239,215 | 2,785,475 | +16.82% | -45.84% |
| 12 | 2 | Interline Bus Service | 3,664,100 | 3,928,593 | 4,432,147 | 2,797,068 | 2,131,462 | 2,473,229 | +20.96% | -51.91% |
| 13 | 12 | Transdev NSW | 3,412,400 | 3,601,886 | 3,997,576 | 2,335,640 | 1,813,076 | 2,285,795 | +17.15% | -54.65% |
| 14 | 15 | Busabout | 3,075,445 | 3,876,003 | 3,852,954 | 2,483,749 | 1,832,222 | 2,082,117 | +25.28% | -52.45% |
| TOTAL | 256,791,180 | 272,452,052 | 285,069,238 | 160,724,085 | 121,815,166 | 159,869,971 | +11.01% | -57.27% | ||
| Rank | Region | Operator | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total % Change 2023–25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Transdev John Holland | 49,418,431 | 52,481,629 | 54,261,558 | +9.80% |
| 2 | 6 | Transit Systems | 45,549,877 | 49,017,212 | 52,109,913 | +14.40% |
| 3 | 8 | Keolis Downer | 25,248,170 | 26,847,401 | 27,327,183 | +8.23% |
| 4 | 7 | Busways | 25,311,396 | 25,898,891 | 25,024,829 | -1.13% |
| 5 | 4 | Hillsbus | 17,796,352 | 18,686,322 | 18,377,669 | +3.27% |
| 6 | 3 (and 13[b]) | Transit Systems (and Transdev NSW until Aug 2023) | 16,332,004 | 16,888,197 | 16,378,197 | +0.28% |
| 7 | 1 | Busways Western Sydney | 10,506,591 | 11,754,289 | 12,440,031 | +18.40% |
| 8 | 10 (and 5[c]) | U-Go Mobility (Transdev NSW, Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service and Punchbowl Bus Company until Jul 2023) | 8,888,797 | 9,074,866 | 9,792,621 | +10.17% |
| 9 | 14 (and 12[d]) | CDC NSW (Forest Coach Lines and Transdev NSW until May 2023) | 7,607,426 | 7,286,111 | 7,377,581 | -3.02% |
| 10 | 2 (and 15[e]) | Transit Systems (Interline Bus Service and Busabout until Oct 2023) | 5,651,214 | 5,710,589 | 5,542,530 | -1.92% |
| TOTAL | 212,310,258 | 223,645,507 | 228,632,212 | +7.69% | ||
- Patronage was lower than previous years due to people staying at home and not taking public transport to school or work during the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2023 numbers include patronage data from Region 13 before it was merged with Region 3 in August 2023
- 2023 numbers include patronage data from Region 5 before it was merged with Region 10 in July 2023
- 2023 numbers include patronage data from Region 12 before it was merged with Region 14 in May 2023
- 2023 numbers include patronage data from Region 15 before it was merged with Region 2 in October 2023