Eastern suburbs bus route changes

The STA is planning a few route changes to buses in the eastern suburbs, apparently to serve the increasing density of residential development around the Green Square and Victoria Park developments.

• The 303 will change from a City- Sans Souci service to become a Bondi Junction- Sans Souci route.
• The X03 will be cancelled
• a new route 341 will operate between Kingsford and the Sydney CBD via Todman Avenue and O'Dea Avenue, replacing Routes 302 and 303.
• a new route 342 will operate between Kingsford and the Sydney CBD via Lenthall Street, Epsom Road and Joynton Avenue, essentially an altered Route 302.The new route is response to growing demand from new major residential development in the Green Square/ Victoria Park area.
• route X43 services will be converted to 'all stops' Route 343 and 344 services
• new routes 344 and 343 will operate from Eastgardens to Circular Quay, (theRoute 343 via Rothschild Avenue), then to Elizabeth Street and the Sydney CBD. This essentially replaces Route 301
• existing route 341 is to be renumbered as Route 346 between Kingsford and Avoca Street.
• existing Route 342 between Kingsford and Daceyville is to be renumbered as Route 347
• route 311 will be altered to run from Gresham Street, Sydney to St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst, and will no longer continue to Railway Square. In Elizabeth Bay the loop via Billyard Avenue will be discontinued.
• part of Route 357 is to be redirected via Stanley and King Streets, and Alison Road, Randwick
• route 359 is to be withdrawn and replaced with a school peak service only. (Routes 357 and 400 are to be used instead).

The proposals are open now for consultation. Map and further details here.