Make the 'switch to better bus travel!
From Monday 17 November, better bus services are coming for Eastern Ipswich.
We’re introducing four new services (routes 501, 520, 522 and 523) and changes for three existing services (routes 524, 525 and 526).
We’re investing in your communities to help you get to where you need to go, and these improvements will make it easier to travel locally or connect to other services and destinations.
New bus routes
We’re introducing four new bus routes:
| Route number | Service areas | Weekday service hours | Weekend and public holiday service hours |
|---|---|---|---|
Route 501 Springfield Central station to Ipswich | Via Springfield Central station, Augusta Parkway, Redbank Plains Town Square, Blackstone, Silkstone, Newtown and Ipswich | 6am to 10:30pm Hourly | 7am to 7pm Hourly |
| Route number | Service areas | Weekday service hours | Weekend and public holiday service hours |
|---|---|---|---|
Route 520 Goodna station to Eden's Crossing | Via Goodna station, Goodna, Bellbird Park, Redbank Plains Town Square and Eden's Crossing | 5:15am to 10pm Half-hourly during peak (5:15am to 8:30am and 4:15pm to 6:35pm) Hourly all other times | 7am to 7pm Hourly |
| Route number | Service areas | Weekday service hours | Weekend and public holiday service hours |
|---|---|---|---|
Route 522 Redbank station to Springfield Central station | Via Redbank station, Redbank, Collingwood Park, Redbank Plains Town Square, Augusta Parkway and Springfield Central station | 5:30am to 10:15pm Half-hourly during peak (5:30am to 8:40am and 4pm to 6:40pm) Hourly all other times | 7am to 7pm Hourly |
| Route number | Service areas | Weekday service hours | Weekend and public holiday service hours |
|---|---|---|---|
Route 523 Redbank Plains to Springfield Central station | Via Redbank Plains, Mountview, Eden's Crossing, Redbank Plains Town Square, Augustine Heights and Springfield Central station | 5:30am to 10:30pm Half-hourly during peak (5:30am to 9:30am and 2:30pm to 6:30pm) Hourly all other times | 7am to 7pm Hourly |
Changes to existing bus routes
There'll be changes for the following services to better meet the needs of growing communities in Redbank, Redbank Plains, Collingwood Park, Augustine Heights, Springfield, Brookwater, Bellbird Park and Goodna.
- Route 524 - Goodna station to Redbank Plains
- Route 525 - Collingwood Park Loop
- Route 526 - Orion Springfield Central to Redbank via Springfield
What's changing:
- There’ll be timetable changes to better reflect actual run times.
- You may need to catch your bus from a different stop or transfer between services, as there are some stop and route changes.
To see how the changes affect you and to plan your new journey, use journey planner, remembering to select a date from Monday 17 November.
