Liam McNally
A new bus service between Diggers Rest Station and Sunbury station is hoped to address public transport gaps in the region.
Sunbury MP Josh Bull announced the service on Friday, October 28 with the new route 475 to operate between the stations seven days a week.
The service will operate at a frequency of 20 minutes during peak periods, and 40 minutes during the interpeak and on weekends.
In a statement, the government said it would address coverage gaps on the west side of Diggers Rest and on Elizabeth Drive in Sunbury, “while also linking with trains at Diggers Rest Station to connect Sunbury and Diggers Rest locals to the broader transport network”.
Mr Bull said the new service between Sunbury and Diggers Rest will provide “much-needed” public transport coverage to areas that currently have none.
“Many locals travel between Diggers Rest and Sunbury for work and school, so it’s exciting to see a new bus route to connect our growing communities,” he said.
“We are helping people get where they need to go by building more connections between communities and train stations.”
Star Weekly has previously reported that other the new estates in Melbourne’s outer-west don’t yet have Public Transport Victoria buses in operation.
Mt Atkinson is yet to receive a PTV bus route and is relying on a free bus service provided by a collaboration between Stockland Property development company, Caroline Springs RSL and Edmund Rice Services Mt. Atkinson.
