Due to the severe storm and disruption to both the road network and infrastructure bus timetable services have been impacted.

All school buses are operating and may have faced significant delays.

Route buses are running late and with services currently not able to access Settlement City.

Due to flooding around Auburn station, bus services have to divert and will miss stops.

Buses towards Auburn are terminating at Parramatta Road; Buses from Auburn are commencing trips from Stubbs Street.
9 stops are missed: All of Hampstead Road, Rawson Street, and Northumberland Road.
 

Transport for NSW will carry out maintenance to the Patrick Street bus tunnel near Alpha Street, Blacktown from:

• Monday 6 February and Friday 17 February 2023 (four night shifts weather permitting).

The tunnel is usually closed between 24:30 and 04.30, however, during the work early closures will be in place to carry out work safely.

Please see early closure times below:

• Monday 6, Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 February between 20:00 and 04:30
• Thursday 9 February between 20:00 and 04:30

If wet weather is experienced on one of the above dates, the work will be pushed back to the following week as per the above times, from and including Sunday 12 February between 20:00 and 04:30.

Bus stop changes

During these closures, buses will pick up passengers at the bus interchange on the north side of Blacktown Interchange.

Signage will be in place to inform the passengers of this change.​

Route 674 Mount Druitt to Windsor is experiencing disruptions due to flooding.

Stony Creek Road, Shane Park is closed. The buses will divert and miss 6 stops in each direction. 

Diversions will travel from Shane Park Road, Stony Creek Road, Palmyra Avenue, South Creek Road, Eighth Avenue, Second Avenue, Llandilo Road, Spence Road, Government Road, St Marys Road, and back to the normal route. And in reverse on the outbound trip toward Mount Druitt.
 

Due to a closure of Peterkin’s Bridge on Upper Warrell Creek Road, Busways will adjust School Buses in two stages to minimise the impact for students during the first week of term. Stage 1 will commence from Monday 30 January and Stage 2 will commence from Monday 6 February, further details are below

Affected school buses form 30 January - 3 February

The following services may run up to 12 minutes late to school in the morning and up to 12 minutes late home in the afternoon. However, transfers will be maintained.
S262 (morning); S321 (afternoon) will be unable to service Upper Warrell Creek Rd between Strawberry Rd & Pacific Hwy

Alternatives:

Morning:

School bus S258 will operate via Pacific Hwy & Upper Warrell Creek Rd (approx. 8:14am); Gough's Driveway (150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge – approx. 8:20am); Pacific Hwy (approx.8:26am); then continues to Macksville High School, Macksville Public School & St Patrick’s Primary School. Nambucca Schools transferring to School Bus S261 at Macksville Public School will be maintained.

Afternoon:

School Bus S319 will operate from St Patrick’s Primary School, Macksville High School & Macksville Public School to Pacific Hwy & Upper Warrell Creek Rd (approx.4:20pm); Gough's Driveway (150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge – approx.4:26pm); Pacific Hwy (approx. 4:32pm).
Nambucca Schools transferring from School Bus S316 at Macksville High School will be maintained.

Affected school buses from 6 February - until further notice

S262, S258 (all morning); S321, S319 (afternoon) will be required to operate temporary revised times and path

Morning: 

School bus S262 will operate 10 minutes earlier from Albert Dr & Wesley Ave (7:40am) to Paddy’s Rest Area (7:51am – transfers with Cavanagh’s Bus Service will be maintained). Then operate direct to Strawberry Rd Bus Shelter and continue as per current times to School.
School bus S258 will commence 12 minutes earlier, departing Station St & South Bank Rd East at 7:39am via Station St, left Pacific Hwy, Kesbys Rd (7:50am),Tamban Rd (7:59am), Gough's Driveway (approx. 150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge - 8:08am), then turns around & returns Upper Warrell Creek Rd, Mill Rd (8:19am), then continues as per current path & operating times to Macksville schools.

Students currently boarding school bus S262 on Upper Warrell Creek Rd between Strawberry Rd & Pacific Hwy will instead board school bus S258 which will operate via Pacific Hwy & Upper Warrell Creek Rd (approx. 8:02am), Gough's Driveway (150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge – approx. 8:08am), Pacific Hwy (approx. 8:14am), then continues to Macksville High School, Macksville Public School & St Patrick’s Primary School.
Nambucca Schools transferring from either School Bus S262 or S258 to School Bus S261 at Macksville Public School will be maintained

Afternoon:

School bus S321 will operate as current times from Macksville Public School (3:20pm), Macksville High School (3:26pm) and St Patrick’s Primary School (3:32pm) to Strawberry Rd Bus Shelter at 3:45pm, then operate up to 10 minutes later to Allgomera Rest Area (4:17pm – transfers with Cavanagh’s Bus Service will be maintained) and Albert Dr & Wesley Av (4:26pm). 
School bus S319 will operate as current from St Patricks Primary School (3:29pm), Macksville High School (3:35pm) & Macksville Public School (3:38pm) to Eungai Creek Rd & Tamban Rd (4:15pm), then continue up to 12 minutes later via Gough's Driveway (approx. 150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge - 4:26pm), Giinagay Wy & Mill Ln (4:36pm).

Students currently alighting school bus S321 on Upper Warrell Creek Rd between Strawberry Rd & Pacific Hwy will instead utilise school bus S319 which will operate from St Patricks Primary School (3:29pm), Macksville High School (3:35pm) & Macksville Public School
(3:38pm); Pacific Hwy & Upper Warrell Creek Rd (approx.4:20pm), Gough's Driveway (150m prior to Peterkin's Bridge – approx. 4:26pm), Pacific Hwy (approx. 4:32pm). 
Nambucca Schools transferring from School Bus S316 at Macksville High School to either School Bus S321 or S319 will be maintained.
 

Saturday 28 January and Sunday 29 January 2023, at Blacktown Interchange buses will depart from different stands to allow for the operation of rail replacement buses whilst trackwork is carried out on the main western line between Blacktown and Strathfield Stations.

• Routes 730, 731, 732, 734, 735 from Stand M will depart from Stand K.
• Route 743 from Stand N will depart from Stand G.

Interchange Map

• Blacktown Interchange

Due to road upgrade works along Springwood St, Umina Beach between Wallaby Street and Gallipoli Avenue, buses will divert via Gallipoli Avenue, Commonwealth Avenue & Wallaby Street in both directions from Monday 6 February for approximately 6 months (weather permitting).

Missed Stops

• Springwood St after Warwick St (Stop ID: 2256187)
• Springwood St before Gallipoli Ave (Stop ID: 2256188)
• Springwood St after Gallipoli Ave (Stop ID: 2256179)
• Springwood St before Warwick St (Stop ID: 2256180)

Nearest Alternative Temporary Stop

• Springwood St before Wallaby St
• Springwood St after Wallaby St
• Gallipoli Ave Springwood St
• Gallipoli Ave before Springwood St

Customers can view the map below for diversion and nearest temporary bus stops.

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