Liverpool–Parramatta T-way
Liverpool–Parramatta T-way | |
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Transit Systems | |
Began service | 2 February 2003 |
Route | |
Start | Liverpool station |
Via | Bonnyrigg |
End | Parramatta station |
Length | 31 km (19.3 mi) |
The Liverpool–Parramatta T-way is a continuous series of bus-only lanes and bus roadways between
Design and construction
A project of the then
The route runs through the central business district of
Stations
The Liverpool–Parramatta T-way has 35 stations, spaced approximately every 800 metres. These stations are more substantial than conventional bus stops, which has led to criticism that the system is overly costly and vulnerable to vandalism. Stations feature
One station, Parramatta Station, also forms part of the North-West T-way. The other stations are, from Parramatta:
- Pitt, near Pitt Street, Parramatta
- Mays Hill
- Coleman, near Coleman Street, South Wentworthville
- Finlayson, near Finlaysons Creek, South Wentworthville
- Centenary, on Centenary Road, South Wentworthville
- Sherwood, on Sherwood Road, Merrylands West
- Canal, near a Sydney Water canal, Merrylands West
- Woodpark
- Warren, near Warren Road, Smithfield
- Smithfield
- Cooper, near Cooper Street, Smithfield
- Gipps, near Gipps Road, Smithfield
- Hassall, near Hassall Street, Wetherill Park
- Wetherill Park
- Elizabeth, near Elizabeth Street, Wetherill Park
- Victoria, on Victoria Street, Wetherill Park
- Horsley, near The Horsley Drive, Wetherill Park
- Prairiewood
- Orphan School, near Bossley Park
- St Johns Park
- Clear Paddock, near Clear Paddock Creek, Greenfield Park
- Bonnyrigg
- Brown, near Brown Road, Bonnyrigg Heights
- Green Valley
- Busby
- Cartwright, near Cartwright Avenue, Hinchinbrook
- Hinchinbrook
- Miller
- Ash, near Ash Road, Cartwright
- Maxwells, near Maxwells Creek, Liverpool
- Brickmakers, near Brickmakers Creek, Liverpool
- Memorial, near Memorial Avenue, Liverpool
- Macquarie, near Macquarie Street, Liverpool
- Liverpool, at Liverpool Station.
Originally there were 36 T-Way stops, however one T-Way stop closed pretty soon after the T-Way opened. Argyle T-Way was on Argyle Street, Parramatta allowing for passengers to alight for Westfield Parramatta.
Services
There are a number of services using portions of the T-way. The only service to have the prefix T is T80, which runs along the whole stretch of the T-way. In the financial year ended June 2012, 2.77 million passengers used the T-way services.[5]
Provision of the service T80 was put out to tender and an eight-year contract awarded to Western Sydney Buses.[2] Services were initially provided by 17 natural-gas Mercedes-Benz O405NH buses in blue and yellow T-way livery. These were replaced in 2004 by diesel Volvo B12BLEs.
Since October 2013, services have been operated by
T80 was the first Rapid bus route in Sydney.[1]
References
- ^ a b Transit Systems secures Region 6 Bus Contract (Final Paragraph) Transit Systems
- ^ a b Auditor General's Report Liverpool to Parramatta Bus Transitway Archived 20 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Auditor General of NSW December 2005
- JSTOR 23289722.
- ^ Jordan Baker (25 August 2006). "Transport's vision splendid running at only half capacity". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2007.
- ^ a b State Transit Authority Annual Report Archived 19 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine State Transport Authority 30 June 2012