Lancefield and Romsey will connect to Sunbury, Gisborne and Kyneton with new weekend bus services starting in October.
Minister for Public Transport Ben Carroll said all three routes would gain Sunday services for the first time, with five new return services on the Lancefield-Sunbury route on Sundays and four additional return services on Saturday.
The new Lancefield-Sunbury Saturday services will depart Lancefield between 8.15am and 5.25pm and depart Sunbury between 8.50am and 6.05pm, while the Sunday services will depart Lancefield between 9.35am and 4pm and depart Sunbury between 10.10am and 4.40pm.
Additional services will also be added on the route on Friday night and will depart Lancefield at 7.45pm and Sunbury at 8.40pm.
The Clarkefield Station bus stop will be removed from the Lancefield-Sunbury route on weekends only, with Sunbury Station providing Lancefield passengers with train connections.
Mr Carroll said the new services were scheduled to allow bus passengers to connect to train services departing from and arriving to Sunbury Station.
“We have delivered a better bus service for Lancefield and Romsey locals, ensuring the region is more accessible and travel more convenient no matter the day of the week,” he said.
The government will also add two return Sunday services to the Lancefield-Gisborne and Lancefield-Kyneton bus routes, with an identical timetable to the current Saturday schedule featuring one morning and one afternoon service.
The new timetables will be available on the PTV website, www.ptv.vic.gov.au, and PTV app from late September and will begin on October 23.
The government also introduced 60 extra bus services across Macedon Ranges bus routes in mid-2019 in a bid to make travel between key destinations in the region more accessible.
Member for Macedon Mary-Anne Thomas said the new services were a win for Lancefield and Romsey.
“Whether travelling to or from Lancefield and Romsey, the new bus services give people more opportunity to get a bus where they need it, when they need it,” she said.
The new services are part of Victoria’s Bus Plan, a State Government plan to deliver a modern, environmentally sustainable bus network.
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