Public Transport Victoria has introduced several new Dyson’s bus services. From Sunday, July 24 a new timetable and services commenced throughout the Plenty Valley and to Kinglake.
New and more frequent services have been introduced with previous bus routes 520, 562, 565, 572 and 573 now being replaced by routes 382, 383, 384, and 385, with an additional two new bus routes 386 and 387.
Route 384 Whittlesea to Kinglake (via Humevale) replaces route 565 with a significant increase in weekday and Saturday services and a Sunday/ public holiday return service will also be introduced to Kinglake. Route 384 will connect with the 382 Whittlesea to Northland Shopping Centre (via South Morang station) service.
Currently (until July 23) two-morning buses leave Kinglake at 7:10am and 9:15am, with two return evening services from Whittlesea at 5:10pm and 7:45pm respectively.
From July 24, 384 weekday services to Whittlesea depart Kinglake (Main St) at 5:35am; 8:00am; 12:10pm; 4:04pm and 8:06pm. Services to Kinglake from Whittlesea (Church St) depart at 4;54am; 6:56am; 11:29am; 3:23pm and 7:25pm.
New or modified services include the 381 Diamond Creek to South Morang (via Doreen); 382 Whittlesea to Northland (replacing the 562 service); 383 Palisades Estate (South Morang) and University Hill (via South Morang Station) replacing the 573 north of South Morang Station and route 572 to the south and 385 Whittlesea to Greensborough (via Laurimar Town Centre) service.
The 386 and 387 are new services from South Morang to Bundoora RMIT via Craven Rd and Hawkstowe Pde respectively.
For full details, new timetables and route maps of the Plenty Valley’s new or altered bus services visit www.ptv.vic.gov/plentyvalley.
Article first published The Local Paper, Wednesday, July 13, 2016, p.5
