CircleRoute
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox bus line
The CircleRoute is a pair of circular Transperth bus routes through Perth's suburbs.
History
_TP2785_@_Elder_Place,Fremantle_(cropped).jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
The CircleRoute was introduced in two stages. On 16 February 1998, the first stage of the CircleRoute commenced operating between Fremantle and Oats Street stations via Murdoch station.[1][2] It was operated by Swan Transit with Mercedes-Benz O305 buses in a special livery with purple bands blended into the green blocks of the standard colour scheme, with an elliptical shaped logo featuring two arrows in white.[3][4]
On 22 February 1999, the route was extended to become a 133 stop, 84 kilometre circular route.[5][6] All four Perth contractors; Path Transit, Perth Bus, Southern Coast Transit and Swan Transit, operated services.[7][8] In December 2000, the services began operating daily with the introduction of a Sunday service.[9]
Prior to the CircleRoute's introduction, Perth had limited cross-suburban routes, with most of the network focused on transporting people towards the Perth central business district, and to a lesser extent, regional centres such as Fremantle. Projected patronage on the CircleRoute before its introduction indicated significant patronage over most of its route, aside from the section through Belmont, which had only modest predicted patronage.[10]
The CircleRoute was designed so that for each section of the route, the route distance is less than 10% over the shortest road distance between two points. The CircleRoute is a limited stops route, meaning it does not stop at every bus stop along its route. The average stop spacing is Template:Convert.[10]
The routes were renumbered from 98 and 99 to 998 and 999 on 31 January 2016, as to signify being a part of Transperth's premium, high-frequency services.[11][12]
From April 2016 to March 2017, each direction of the CircleRoute had two million to three million yearly boardings, making the CircleRoute the second and third most used Transperth bus route, after the 950 bus route from Galleria bus station to QEII Medical Centre.[13]
In the middle of 2023, the CircleRoute operated on a temporary alignment to serve Meltham Station[14] whilst awaiting the completion of the new Bayswater Station. This change has since between reverted following the station’s reopening.
Fares
Since 25 November 2007, fares have been determined according to the same Transperth zonal system used by other bus routes and trains in the region; prior to that date, the CircleRoute used its own distinct zones.[15] Since 2021 all fares have been capped at 2 zones.
Route
Major bus stops
| Location | Zone | Serving suburbs | Transfers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CircleRoute | ||||
| Fremantle station | 2 | Fremantle | Template:Rint, Template:Rcb | |
| Stock Road | O'Connor, Samson | |||
| Murdoch University | Murdoch | |||
| Murdoch station | Template:Rint, Template:Rcb | |||
| Southlands Boulevarde | Willetton | |||
| Curtin University bus station | 1 | Bentley | Template:Rint | |
| Oats Street station | Carlisle, East Victoria Park | Template:Rcb, Template:Rcb | ||
| Belmont Forum | Belmont, Cloverdale | |||
| Ascot Racecourse | Ascot | |||
| Galleria bus station | Morley | Template:Rint | ||
| Bayswater station[14] | Bayswater | Template:Rint, Template:Rcb, | ||
| Dianella Plaza | Dianella | |||
| Stirling station | 2 | Stirling | Template:Rint, Template:Rcb | |
| Churchlands Green | 1 | Churchlands, Herdsman | ||
| Shenton Park station | Shenton Park | Template:Rcb | ||
| QEII Medical Centre | Nedlands | |||
| University of WA | Crawley | |||
| Methodist Ladies College, Claremont | 2 | Claremont | ||
| Fremantle station | Fremantle | Template:Rint, Template:Rcb | ||
Route 998 read up, route 999 read down.
See also
References
External links
- Route 998 timetable Transperth
- Route 999 timetable Transperth
Template:Perth public transport Template:TransperthBusStations
- ↑ Launch of first stage of Transperth Circle Route bus service at Murdoch Uni Minister for Transport 16 February 1998
- ↑ Figures show new Circle Route bus service is an outstanding success Minister for Transport 18 March 1998
- ↑ Transperth News Rattler issue 307 March 1998 page 8
- ↑ Freo-Oats St stn commenced 16/2/98 Australian Bus Panorama issue 13/6 June 1998 page 33
- ↑ Official inauguration of 50km extension to popular Circleroute for buses Minister for Transport 22 February 1999
- ↑ New cross suburban Circle Route bus service gains popularity Minister for Transport 16 April 1999
- ↑ Services Transit Australia April 1999 page 95
- ↑ 4 operators, 1 route = success Australasian Bus & Coach June 2000 pages 36-40
- ↑ Western Australia Fleetline issue 270 January 2001 page 8
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Transperth News Rattler issue 341 January 2001 page 7
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Transperth Zone Boundary changes Transperth