HUNDREDS more bus services are being added to the timetable in Western Sydney, with more frequent buses starting earlier and finishing later.

A further 244 buses have been added to the service from Sunday 29th June.

The extra services connect areas including Penrith, Blacktown, St Marys and Mount Druitt.

The bus boost adds nearly 260 extra hours a week of bus services and is part of the first stage of growth services as part of a $23.8 million Minns Labor Government investment.

Four key bus routes will receive additional services:

• Route 731 Rouse Hill to Blacktown via Stanhope Gardens – 42 extra trips per week

• Route 770 Penrith to Mt Druitt via Claremont Gardens and St Marys – 70 extra trips per week

• Route 780 Penrith to Mount Druitt via Cambridge Park and Tregear – 45 extra trips per week

• Route 794 Penrith to Glenmore Park – 87 extra trips per week

These additional services will improve service frequency and extend hours of operation, resulting in these four routes operating a daytime frequency of every 30 minutes seven days a week.

All services on route 794 will commence from and finish at Glenmore Park shopping centre, improving access to local facilities for the surrounding community. Currently, only daytime services operate to and from the shopping centre.

Member for Penrith Karen McKeown OAM said:

“Penrith is a hub for retail, hospitality, and medical services across Western Sydney – that’s why these new changes are so important to our community.

“Extra bus services will provide a significant boost to Penrith’s economy and general liveability by ensuring reliable and frequent connections to, from and around the region.”

Minister for Transport John Graham said:

“The community has been crying out for more bus services and we are adding nearly 250 trips each week to the timetable in Western Sydney.

“Shift workers rely on commuting outside of standard business hours and these changes provide more services to get them to, and from, home after hours and Sundays.