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NightRide (bus service)

Bus network in Sydney, Australia

Field	Value
name	NightRide
owner	Transport for NSW
locale	Sydney, Australia
transit_type	Bus
lines	16
stations	120
began_operation
operator	Busways
CDC NSW
Transit Systems NSW
U-Go Mobility

Note

the late-night train replacement bus services in Sydney

CDC NSW Transit Systems NSW U-Go Mobility

NightRide is a network of bus routes in operation between midnight and 4.30am in Sydney, Australia. The sixteen routes allow for a nightly shutdown of the Sydney Trains suburban rail network and Sydney Metro. The NightRide network was established in mid-1989 as low-patronage late-night train services were progressively withdrawn.

Services follow major roads, and some stops are some distance from the railway stations they replace. In addition, some routes serve stations on multiple railway lines. In the city, most services depart from Park Street, above Town Hall station. Normal bus fares apply to NightRide journeys.

History

The first NightRide routes, to Riverwood, Campbelltown and Sutherland, commenced in June 1989. Services to Penrith, Hornsby and Cronulla began two months later. New services were introduced to Bondi Junction in 2009; and Carlingford and Richmond in 2011.

A city loop route, called N1, was established in 2000 and cancelled two years later.

The suspension of train services overnight allows for maintenance to occur on tracks. Passengers reportedly feel safer on buses than mostly-empty trains late at night. However, in 2014, it was reported that patronage on most NightRide routes was falling. At the same time, the Tourism and Transport Forum called for 24-hour train operations to resume.

New contracts for all routes commenced 1 March 2018 with a number of routes going to different operators. The routes then became normal commuter routes under the administration of Transport for NSW instead of Sydney Trains. Changes included N100 Railway Square to Bondi Junction which commenced in 2009 ceasing, replaced by route N91 in conjunction with frequency changes to some routes.

From 23 August 2020, two additional routes, N31 and N92 were introduced, and all N71 services standardised to operate to Richmond.

Network

Sydney's light rail system is not served by NightRide, with the exception of the Carlingford line section of the Parramatta Light Rail, served by the old NightRide route. As of 2023, the NightRide network operations are as listed below:

Route	Origin/destination	Replaces	Operator	First Introduced
N10	Town Hall to Sutherland		U-Go Mobility	1989
N11	Town Hall to Cronulla		U-Go Mobility	1989
N20	Town Hall to Riverwood via Sydney Airport		U-Go Mobility	1989
N30	Town Hall to Macarthur		Transit Systems NSW	1989
N31	Liverpool to Leppington		CDC NSW	2020
N40	Town Hall to East Hills		Transit Systems NSW	1989
N50	Town Hall to Liverpool		CDC NSW	1989
N60	Town Hall to Fairfield		CDC NSW	1989
N61	Town Hall to Carlingford	(Former T6 Carlingford Line)	CDC NSW	2011
N70	Town Hall to Penrith		CDC NSW	1989
N71	Town Hall to Richmond		CDC NSW	2011
N80	Town Hall to Hornsby via Strathfield		Busways	1989
N81	Town Hall to Parramatta via Olympic Park		Busways	2018
N90	Town Hall to Hornsby via Chatswood		Busways	1989
N91	Town Hall to Macquarie Park		Busways	2018
N92	Town Hall to Tallawong		CDC NSW	2020

Note: Routes N61 and N81 operate early morning on Friday, Saturday and Sunday only.

References

Nightride services ''[[Fleetline (periodical). Fleetline]]'' August 1989 page 120
[http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/late-night-travellers-vote-with-their-feet-to-dump-nightride-20140308-34e0v.html Late night travellers vote with their feet to dump NightRide] {{Webarchive. link. (8 March 2014 ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' 10 March 2014)
Thorpe, Will. (2024-09-05). "Is It Time For Sydney To Bring Back Night Trains?".
"Transport NSW Adult Opal Fares".
Nightride Bus Service Starts ''[[Railway Digest]]'' August 1989 page 271
[http://www.aptnsw.org.au/cgi-bin/item.cgi?20021026Sat112920.txt Changes to NightRide Buses: 1 November 2002] {{Webarchive. link. (21 September 2006 ''Action for Public Transport (NSW)'', retrieved 28 March 2006)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20180413102849/https://transportnsw.info/news/2018/nightride-bus-changes NightRide bus changes] Transport for NSW Info 26 February 2018
[https://web.archive.org/web/20200810001010/https://transportnsw.info/news/2020/bus-service-changes-in-august Bus service changes in August] Transport for NSW 9 August 2020
Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Late night services".
"Timetables Complete GTFS - TfNSW Open Data Hub and Developer Portal".
"Timetable N20 Riverwood to City Town Hall via Airport".

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