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Changes to school services - from 15 June 2009
Category: School Service Alterations
Posted Date: 12 June 2009
Adjustments have been made to School Special services to reflect current student demand.
Route 501
The morning Route 501 service that commences from Harrison Street at Ntaba Road, Jewells, will now operates 8 minutes later.
Route 747
The morning Route 747 service has been replaced with the Route 786 service. View the new Route 747 map and the new Route 786 map.Route 781
The afternoon Route 781 service has been extended to commence from inside Macquarie College at 3.32pm. View the new Route 781 map.Route 786
The morning Route 786 service has been removed from the Blacksmiths Beach area and extended to Swansea High School to replace Route 747. View the new Route 786 map.Routes 804 & 805
The morning Route 805 service has been replaced by Route 804 which has been extended to Warners Bay High School. View the new Route 804 map and the new Route 805 map.Route 848
The morning Route 848 service operates 18 minutes later.Route 853
The two morning Route 853 services commencing from Belmont Depot have been combined into one service departing at 7.52am. Routes 862
Route 862 no longer operates via St Marys Primary & Warners Bay Primary Schools, instead operating direct via The Esplanade and Macquarie Drive. Route 863 now operates to these schools. View the new Route 862 map.Routes 863
Route 863 now operates via St Marys Primary & Warners Bay Primary Schools, diverting from The Esplanade at Warners Bay via King St, Bayview St, Warner St, Queen St, James St, Mills St, Jonathan St, Cherry Rd and Linden Ave to Glad Gunson Dr at Eleebana. View the new Route 863 map.School Information
Revised timetable information sheets for schools affected by these changes can be downloaded below:Belmont Christian School (affected by Routes 862 and 863)
Belmont High School (affected by Routes 501 and 848)
Belmont North Primary School (affected by Routes 501 and 862)
Belmont Primary School (affected by Route 848)
Caves Beach Primary School (affected by Routes 747 and 786)
Eleebana Primary School (affected by Routes 805, 862 and 863)
Floraville Primary School (affected by Route 863)
Macquarie College (affected by Route 781)
Pelican Flat Primary School (affected by Route 786)
Speers Point Primary School (affected by Route 863)
St Francis Xavier School, Belmont (affected by Route 501)
St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay (affected by Routes 862 and 863)
St Patrick’s Primary School, Swansea (affected by Route 786)
Swansea High School (affected by Routes 747 and 786)
Valentine Primary School (affected by Routes 848 and 853)
Warners Bay High School (affected by Routes 804, 805 and 853)
Warners Bay Priamry School (affected by Routes 862 and 863)