SmartBus routes
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Note: Future SmartBus routes are under development. Alignments shown are indicative and subject to change.
Blackburn Road (Route 703)
Improved bus services were introduced on Blackburn Road on 5 August 2002 as part of the first stage of the SmartBus project. Along with the SmartBus service on Springvale Road, Blackburn Road was a pilot route for the project.
The Route 703 service operates from Blackburn Railway Station to Middle Brighton via Forest Hill Shopping Centre, Monash University and the Monash Medical Centre. SmartBus facilities are available between Blackburn and Clayton railway stations.
Passenger numbers have grown significantly on the service since its introduction which has ensured the expansion of the SmartBus initiative to other metropolitan routes.
See the Metlink
Route 703 webpage for timetables, a route map and other route information.
Rowville to Caulfield (Route 900)
The Route 900 SmartBus service began on Wellington Road on 16 October 2006.
The service runs from Rowville to Caulfield taking in the residential development at the former Waverley Park site, Monash University's Clayton and Caulfield campuses and Chadstone Shopping Centre. It also provides stops at Huntingdale, Oakleigh and Caulfield railway stations.
See the Metlink
Route 900 webpage for timetables, a route map and other route information.
Ringwood to Frankston (Route 901)
Route 901 SmartBus services were introduced on 24 March 2008 to provide a cross-town connection from Frankston to Ringwood via Dandenong.
The 48-kilometre SmartBus route along Stud and Dandenong-Frankston Roads links Frankston, Dandenong and Ringwood railway stations and also takes in Bayside, Knox City, Stud Park and Eastland shopping centres.
The
Victorian Transport Plan has committed to extend Route 901 to Melbourne Airport through Blackburn, Greensborough, South Morang, Epping and Roxburgh Park, with services to commence in 2011. It will be known as Orbital Route 901.
See the Metlink
Route 901 webpage for timetables, a route map and other route information.
Springvale Road (Route 888/889/Future Route 902)
Route 888/889 was one of two pilot routes for the SmartBus project when services started on 5 August 2002. The other pilot route was along Blackburn Road (see above).
The route runs from Nunawading to Chelsea railway stations via Forest Hill, Brandon Park and Springvale Shopping Centres. SmartBus facilities are available between Nunawading and Springvale railway stations.
Along with the Blackburn Road service, patronage on Route 888/889 has increased significantly over the past few years, cementing the success of the SmartBus initiative and ensuring its extension to other routes.
The
Victorian Transport Plan has committed to extend Route 888/889 through to Airport West via Doncaster, Eltham, Greensborough and Broadmeadows, with services to commence in 2010. It will be known as Orbital Route 902.
See the Metlink
Route 888/889 webpage for timetables, a route map and other route information.
Mordialloc to Altona (Route 903)
SmartBus services started between Mordialloc and Box Hill on 14 June 2005, as Route 700. The
Victorian Transport Plan committed to extend Route 700 to Altona via Doncaster, Heidelberg, Preston, Coburg, Essendon and Sunshine. The
extended route commenced on Monday 20 April 2009. It is known as Route 903.
The 86-kilometre route provides connections to services at 11 train stations and nine tram lines.
See the Metlink
Route 903 webpage for timetables, a route map and other route information.