Blue Rapid

Blue Rapid
300, 313, 314, 315
316, 318, 319, 343
Southbound Blue Rapid route 313 at City Bus Station
Overview
Operator ACTION
Status Active
Route
Communities served
Banks (318, 319 only)
Bonython (319 only)
Conder (318, 319 only)
Gordon (318 only)
Greenway, Torrens, Pearce, Mawson, Phillip, Civic, Acton, Bruce
Charnwood (313, 314 only)
Dunlop (343 only)
Florey (315, 316 only)
Flynn (314 only)
Fraser (313, 314, 343 only)
Holt (300, 313, 343 only)
Latham (316 only)
Macgregore (343 only)
Melba (315 only)
Page (314 only)
Scullin (314 only)
Spence (315 only)
Landmarks served Tuggeranong Pool (southbound services only), Albert Hall, Legislative Assembly, City Bus Station, Australian National University, Calvary Hospital, University of Canberra, Westfield Belconnen
Start Lanyon Marketplace (318, 319) and Tuggeranong Bus Station (300, 313, 314, 315, 343)
End Cohen Street Bus Station (318, 319), Spence (315), Kippax Bus Station (300), Kippax Centre (316) and Fraser (313, 314, 343)
Stations Tuggeranong Bus Station, Woden Bus Station, City Bus Station, Belconnen Community Bus Station, Westfield Belconnen Bus Station, Cohen Street Bus Station, Kippax Bus Station (300, 313, 343 only)
Service
Operates Daily: 300
Mon-Fri: 313, 314, 315, 316, 318, 319, 343
Map 300 series

Blue Rapid is a brand name applied to cross-city bus services in Canberra, Australia operated by ACTION between the Kippax Centre and Belconnen in the north-east and Woden Town Centre, Tuggeranong and Lanyon Valley in the south.[1]

History

The origins of the Blue Rapid network can be traced back to the introduction by ACTION of bus services between Canberra City Centre and the growing Woden Valley and Tuggeranong regions in the 1970s.[2] In January 1989, the Intertown brand was introduced on cross-city route 333 between Belconnen and Tuggeranong. In 1998 route 333 was split into six separate routes with each operating beyond Tuggeranong to different termini.[3]

The Blue Rapid brand was introduced in November 2010.[4][5] There are now eight services on a frequency of 5 to 8 minutes (between 07:00 and 19:00, every 15 minutes in the evening) on weekdays.[6] Route 300 was introduced on weekends on 7 October 2017.[7][8] It has a sister service known as the Red Rapid with a further seven to be introduced by 2018.[9][10][11]

A concept from 2017 showcasing the 2018 extension of the service.

Bus Stations

Southbound Blue Rapid service route 300 at Platform 1 of Belconnen Community Station

The Blue Rapid serves the following bus stations which are located in different districts.

Tuggeranong Bus Station

Northbound services stop at platform 8 and southbound services at platform 4 (for services terminating at Lanyon).[12]

Woden Bus Station

Northbound services stop at platform 9 and southbound services at platform 6 with connections to Qcity Transit and Transborder Express services.[13]

City Bus Station

Northbound services stop at platform 3 and southbound services at platform 1 with connections to Qcity Transport and Transborder Express services to Yass and Queanbeyan.[14]

City Bus Station is located on East Row. From late-2018 it will be possible to connect on to the Canberra Light Rail to Gungahlin.

Belconnen Community Bus Station

Northbound services stop at platform 1 and southbound services at platform 4.[15]

Westfield Belconnen Bus Station

Northbound services stop at platform 2 and southbound services at platform 1.[16] The bus station is located on the Lathlain Street entrance of Westfield Belconnen.

Cohen Street Bus Station

Northbound services stop at platform 6 at southbound services at platform 3.[17] The bus station is located adjacent to Belconnen bus depot. Services not continuing to Kippax terminate here.

Kippax Bus Station

Kippax Bus Station consists of a single bus stop serviced by north and southbound services. Not all Blue Rapid services continue as far to Kippax.

References

  1. ↑ Scematic Map ABC News 29 August 2016
  2. ↑ The first buses to Tuggeranong ACT Bus 7 June 2014
  3. ↑ Intertown ACT Bus 7 April 2012
  4. ↑ All Buses to Belco Australasian Bus & Coach 11 November 2010
  5. ↑ New bus timetable running smoothly ABC News 15 November 2010
  6. ↑ Routes & Timetables Transport Canberra
  7. ↑ What changes are there to the ACT's bus timetable from October? Canberra Times 31 August 2017
  8. ↑ Rapid Services for Canberra Australasian Bus & Coach 23 October 2017
  9. ↑ ACT government announces seven new rapid bus routes in network overhaul Canberra Times 26 August 2016
  10. ↑ More Rapid Buses for Canberra Australasian Bus & Coach 29 August 2016
  11. ↑ Canberra's getting faster bus trips - two year early Canberra Times 20 October 2017
  12. ↑ Tuggeranong Bus Station Transport Canberra
  13. ↑ Woden Bus Station Transport Canberra
  14. ↑ City Bus Station Transport Canberra
  15. ↑ Belconnen Bus Station Transport Canberra
  16. ↑ Westfield Belconnen Bus Station Transport Canberra
  17. ↑ Cohen Street Bus Station Transport Canberra
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