As part of the $498 million redevelopment of the Flinders Medical Centre (FMC), the bus interchange will be moved and rebuilt roughly 60 metres from its current location.
The upgrade will see three new bus stop indents built on Flinders Drive, two on the eastern side (hospital side) and one on the western side. Two new pedestrian paths will also be established across Flinders Drive to allow passengers to move between the bus stops and hospital safely.
Two bus stop indents are expected to be completed later this year. One will be unavailable until after the building’s construction is complete. Passengers can continue to use the current interchange until the new zones have been built.
Due to the location and design of the new interchange, buses will no longer be able to U-turn within the interchange or layover.
In anticipation for the new interchange, multiple bus routes that travel through the Flinders Precinct will be reshaped.
The service changes will come into effect from Sunday 25 August 2024.
- Routes 719, 721, 722 - will be diverted along University Drive and Sturt Road to travel back to Main South Road (Flinders diversion), adding approximately 3 minutes to the journey.
- Routes T721 and T722 – will service all stops between Noarlunga Centre Interchange and Stop 26 South Road then limited stops to/from City along South Road. This change will expand the catchment between Noarlunga Centre Interchange and Flinders Medical Centre, the limited stops are:
- Stop 26 Main South Road.
- Stop 23 Main South Road
- Stop 18 South Road.
- Stop 13 South Road.
- Stop 7 South Road.
- Stop 3 Anzac Highway
- Stop 1 Anzac Highway.
- Route 720 - will be re-routed to travel along Anzac Highway to the City, instead of South Road and Sir Donald Bradman Drive. This reduces travel time by 5 minutes for passengers travelling significant distances from as far as Old Reynella. This allows the extension of the Go Zone along South Road and Anzac Highway on Route 719 and 720.
- Routes 245 and 248 – will be re-routed to cover South Road (north of Anzac Highway) and Sir Donald Bradman Drive.
- A new Go Zone will be introduced on routes 681, 720 and 734 between Marion Centre and Majors Road along Ocean Boulevard and Sturt Road.
- The current T722 bus route has been renumbered to 724X as it does not follow the same route path as route 722, and will now operate express between Stop 40 Panalatinga Road and City.
- Routes 721F, T721X, 722F and 723F - will now operate as routes T721, T722 and T723.
The review of Outer South services resulting from changes to FMC has provided a number of opportunities to improve timetables and services.
Additional service improvements and changes will include:
- Improved trip spacing along common sections of routes.
- Consistent frequencies and improved train and bus connections.
- Earlier and later trips to improve access and connectivity across the network.
- Improved frequency by filling in some existing gaps in service.
- Improved weekends on most timetables with significant increases on Route 720 along South Road, Route 733 between Woodcroft and Marion Centre and Route 600 on Sundays between Marion Centre and Blackwood.
- Routes 681, 682 and 683 – There is no change to the frequency of these services, however, the Roam Zone feature after 7pm for Hallett Cove and Sheidow Park will no longer be available following ongoing patronage analysis confirming this roaming option is not utilised.
- Route 750X - will be amended between Aldinga and Main South Road to operate via Pridham Boulevard. This change improves access for residents by adding 7 stops including Aldinga Payinthi College.
- Three bus stops on Panalatinga Road will be renumbered. Stop 70, 70B and 70C will be renumbered Stop 41, 42 and 43.
- Routes 320, G20, G21 and 961 (school bus) - will be diverted along University Drive and Sturt Road (Flinders diversion), then travel via Shepherds Hill Road to Ayliffes Road then as per current route.
- G20 and G21 services travelling toward the City will no longer service Stop 26 Main South Road – West side. The timing point will also move from Stop 24A Ayliffes Road to Stop 26 Shepherds Hill Road to improve traffic flow at this busy intersection.
- Routes 101, 300, 600, 601, G10, 955 (school bus) and 972 (school bus) - will remain unchanged but have new timetables.
- Routes 200 – due to limited space within the new interchange, these services will no longer enter the FMC precinct. Passengers can access alternative services from stops along Springbank Road, Goodwood Road, Fiveash Drive, Ayliffes Road and Main South Road, or walk from Stop 27 Main South Road to reach the precinct.
- Routes G20F, G20X, G21F, G21X, and G30F – will be converted to operate the same limited stop pattern along Goodwood Road to simplify express routes and expand service coverage. Bus routes will be renumbered to G20X, G21X and G30X. G22X will also add 9 stops between Aberfoyle Park and FMC expanding the catchment area.
- These express routes will service limited stops between Bedford Park and City. This change will allow passengers to board and alight at:
- Stop 27 Main South Road (FMC) (G20X, G21X and G22X only)
- Stop 26 Shepherds Hill Road (G30X only).
- Stop 20 Fiveash Drive (Pasadena Shopping Centre).
- Stops 18 Goodwood Road (Bedford Industries and Pasadena High School).
- Stop 9 Goodwood Road (major school and shopping centre).
- Stop 4 Goodwood Road (Tram Stop).
- Stop 2 Goodwood Road (Showgrounds)
- All X routes will operate along West Terrace and Sturt Street in the City, matching with the all stops G20/G21 services.
- Route G40 - will be updated to match the stops serviced above and renumbered to G40X. This route will continue to enter and exit the City via Greenhill Road, Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue and Morphett Street.
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