Veolia Transport NSW
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| Veolia Transport | |
| Overview | |
| Mode | Commuter bus Light rail Monorail |
| Owner | Veolia Environnement |
| Area | Municipality of Auburn City of Bankstown Municipality of Burwood City of Fairfield City of Hurstville City of Holroyd Municipality of Kogarah Leichhardt Municipality City of Liverpool City of Parramatta City of Rockdale Strathfield Municipality Sutherland Shire City of Sydney |
| Business | |
| Key People | Morris Caputi (Managing Director) |
| Revenue | $635 million (Australia-wide) |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Operations | |
| Network | 40 routes 14 light rail stations 8 monorail stations |
| Depots | Bankstown Menai Revesby Taren Point Ultimo Villawood |
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Veolia Transport NSW is a division of the global Veolia company that operates the Metro Light Rail, the Metro Monorail and commuter bus services in the southern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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[edit] Metro Transport
Veolia Transport operate the Metro Light Rail (originally Sydney Light Rail), under contract to the owners Metro Transport Sydney. This single light rail line runs from Central railway station to Lilyfield. Veolia Transport operate the Metro Monorail (originally TNT Monolink), under contract to the owners Metro Transport Sydney. This single monorail line is a circuit extending from Paddy's Market via World Square (a shopping centre on the corner of George and Pitt Streets) to City Centre (corner of Market and Pitt Streets), to Darling Harbour and over the water to a station at Pyrmont Bridge.
[edit] Bus services
[edit] History
The origins of the company that is now Veolia Transport NSW can be traced back to 1935 when motor-bus services began to operate between Sutherland Station and Woronora River. Following the opening of the Alfords Point Bridge in 1973, a variety of routes were operating, including extensions to Padstow station. The service was known as Menai Bus Service, and buses carried a white and green livery. In 1988, the company was sold to Ron Deane, who was already operating buses on the North Shore, and was re-named Deanes Coaches. Buses were repainted white with yellow, blue and orange stripes. In 1988, the company expanded with the purchase of part of the old route 88 from Peakhurst Coaches, and the purchase of Hadfields at Engadine. The company was renamed Southtrans when these companies were purchased. Other bus companies were acquired in the 1990s, such as Buslines, Sutherland Bus Service and Carss' Park Chartered Tours. In 1999, the company was sold to Connex and renamed Connex Southtrans. Buses carried a white livery with a yellow front. Pioneer Coaches, Crossley Bus Lines and Baxters Bus Lines' Fairfield East depot operations were later acquired. In 2006, the company was renamed Veolia Transport NSW as part of a global corporate re-branding exercise. The livery changed to all-white.[1] On 1 February 2007, Transit First was sold to Veolia Transport NSW, with the sale including 86 buses, 15 routes, and the lease on the current Bankstown Airport depot. On 1 January 2009, Veolia purchased Crowthers, and took over operation of their routes in the Sutherland Shire.
[edit] Current operations
Veolia Transport NSW operates 53 bus routes from bus depots at Taren Point, Menai and Revesby serving the southern Sydney (Region 10), and Bankstown Airport and Villawood serving Region 13. It has a fleet of 264 buses. It operates three of Sydney's first new strategic bus corridors, between Hurstville and Miranda (routes 970 and 971), between Bankstown and Parramatta (route 910), and between Liverpool and Burwood (route 900). In 2006, Veolia took over operation of the N70 nightride bus. Region 13 routes underwent a reorganisation and simplification which were effective as of September 18, 2006. School services and charters are also a large part of their business. Veolia Transport NSW currently operate 264 buses.
After the 2006 reorganisation and simplification of Region 10 bus routes, on November 19 2007, many of the altered bus routes were restored to their original state due to a severe decline in passenger numbers and high levels of passenger complaints. The idea to make bus services "straighter" did not have a welcome reception with passengers of whom preferred convenience as opposed to speed on shorter routes.
On 9 January 2007 it was announced that Veolia had purchased the operations of Sydney bus company Transit First[1]. The handover took place on 1 February 2007.
[edit] Current routes
- 452: Beverly Hills - Hurstville - Bexley - Rockdale
- 453: Hurstville - Carlton - Rockdale
- 455: Kingsgrove - Hurstville - Kogarah - St George Hospital - Rockdale Plaza
- 900: Liverpool - Burwood via Bankstown
- 901: Liverpool - Holsworthy via Wattle Grove
- 902: Liverpool - Holsworthy via Moorebank & Hammondville
- 902X: Holsworthy - Voyager Pt, Pleasure Pt, Sandy Pt
- 903: Liverpool - Chipping Norton - Liverpool
- 904: Liverpool - Fairfield via Lansvale
- 905: Fairfield - Bankstown via Villawood & Georges Hall
- 906: Parramatta - Fairfield via Granville & Guildford
- 907: Parramatta - Bass Hill Plaza - Bankstown
- 908: Bankstown - Sefton - Regents Park - Berala - Auburn - South Granville - Merrylands
- 909: Bankstown - Parramatta via Auburn
- 910: Parramatta - Granville - Chester Hill - Yagoona - Bankstown
- 911: Bankstown - Auburn via Chester Hill
- 912: Bankstown - Botanica Gardens - Lidcombe
- 913: Bankstown - Strathfield via Chullora Marketplace
- 914: Greenacre - Strathfield
- 915: Lidcombe - University via TAFE
- 916: Chester Hill - Old Guildford
- 917:Guildford - Berala station via St Josephs' hospital
- 922: Bankstown - UWS - Milperra - East Hills
- 923: Bankstown - Revesby - Picnic Point - Panania
- 924: Bankstown - Revesby - Panania - East Hills
- 925: Bankstown - Condell Park - East Hills
- 926: Bankstown - Revesby - Revesby Heights
- 927: Bankstown - Padstow - One Tree Point - Eventide Village
- 947: Hurstville - Dolls Point - Ramsgate - Kogarah
- 948: Bankstown - Padstow - Peakhurst - Hurstville
- 958: Hurstville - Carss Park - Kogarah - Rockdale Plaza
- 959: Hurstville - Bald Face
- 961: Barden Ridge - Sutherland - Miranda (previously 960)
- 962: Bankstown - Padstow - Illawong - Menai - Sutherland - Miranda
- 963: Menai - Alfords Point - Padstow
- 965: Sutherland - Woronora (Prince Edward Park Road)
- 967: Miranda - Oyster Bay - Jannali - Como West
- 968: Miranda - Kareela - Jannali - Bonnet Bay
- 969: Miranda - Kirrawee - Thomas Holt - Sutherland
- 970, 971: Miranda - Sylvania - Southgate - Blakehurst - South Hurstville - Hurstville
- 972: Miranda - Frank Vickery Village - Sylvania Waters - Southgate - Kangaroo Pt (with connections to Hurstville)
- 973: Miranda - Yowie Bay
- 974: Miranda - Gymea Station - Gymea Bay
- 975: Miranda - Grays Point - Miranda
- 976: Sutherland - Grays Point - Sutherland
- 984: Cronulla- Caringbah- Miranda
- 985: Cronulla- South Cronulla-Miranda
- 987: Miranda- Cronulla- Kurnell
- 991: Sutherland - Loftus - Engadine - Heathcote
- 992: Engadine - Kingswood Rd
- 993: Miranda - Sutherland - Loftus - Engadine - Woronora Heights
- 996: Engadine - Heathcote East - Engadine
[edit] Shopper Hopper routes
- S1: Lansvale - Cabramatta
- S2: Granville Station - Auburn Shops via Auburn Botanical Gardens
- S3: Chester Hill - Sefton
- S4: Villawood Shops - Chester Hill
- S5: Milperra - Padstow
[edit] NightRide
- N30: Sydney City (Town Hall Station) to Macarthur via Liverpool & Campbelltown
- N40: Sydney City (Town Hall Station) to East Hills via Newtown & Bankstown
- N70: Sydney City (Town Hall Station) to Penrith
[edit] References
- ^ "Veolia Transport NSW". Veolia Transport. http://www.connexnsw.com.au/. Retrieved 25 August 2006.
[edit] External links
- Veolia NSW - full fleet list
- Transport InfoLine - timetable and fare information
- Veolia Transport NSW website
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