South Western Suburbs Services (800 Series)
Services connecting Sydney's south-west are numbered in the 800 series. Forty-one south western routes are provided. 800 series services are operated by Busabout, Busways, Interline, Metro-Link and Westbus.
Bus transport in the area began in 1934 with a single bus service linking Liverpool and Green Valley. Today's 41 routes serve a denser, more urban region. Significant change for the region's bus network came with the Unsworth bus reforms. Initiated in 2004, these changes have put pressure on private bus operators to consolidate or co-operate in order to service amalgamated operating regions.
Busabout and Interline have announced their plans to bid jointly to provide services in the area. For its part, Westbus parent ComfortDelGro Cabcharge, has lately acquired a number of smaller operators, including routes 810 through 815 from Baxter's Bus Lines.
Campbelltown City Council facilitates a community public transport forum, which allows community leaders and council to liaise directly with bus operators, CityRail and the Roads & Traffic Authority. The council and community groups have distributed 90,000 Macarthur Transport Info Cards, providing information on local public transport options.
The south-western bus network operates from interchanges at Liverpool, Campbelltown interchange and Macarthur Square shopping centre. Many suburbs in this area are served by the Liverpool-Parramatta T-way, a bus rapid transit service operated by Western Sydney Buses. The region is not presently served by significant bus-only lane infrastructure.
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