Network 1988

Network 1988
Start date	4 July 1988
End date	May 1989
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Network 1989

Introduction

Network 1988 was described as the most radical single change ever to Canberra's bus system, and the most comprehensive revision of a route network ever attempted in Australia.

The Network was intended to provide a more efficient and effective bus service, aimed at getting people where they want to go.

The Network primarily simplified the system by reducing the number of routes, but increasing the number of longer, more direct services.

28 new routes were added, 33 were extended or altered, 52 were abolished, and 105 routes received new timetables. Seven extra suburbs received fulltime services. 100 extra drivers, and 57 extra buses were required in peak periods.

Area services were discontinued. Two thirds of weekend routes were the same as those which operated on weekdays.

Changes from previous network

Route	Action	Description
Route 009 (1986)	Renumbered	Now Route 202 (1988), with changes
Route 010 (1986)	Renumbered	Now Route 200 (1988)
Route 011 (1968)	Renumbered	Now Route 201 (1988), with changes
Route 120 (1988)	New route	Renumbered from Route 250 (1981)
Route 121 (1986)	Amended	Route change
Route 122 (1988)	New route	Renumbered from Route 251 (1981)
Route 123 (1988)	New route
Route 124 (1988)	New route
Route 125 (1988)	New route
Route 125 (1988)	New route
Route 128 (1988)	New route
Route 160 (1988)	New route
Route 161 (1988)	New route
Route 211 (1978)	Amended	Route change
Route 213 (1978)	Amended	Route change
Route 214 (1978)	Amended	Route change
Route 230 (1977)	Amended	Route change
Route 231 (1977)	Amended	Route change
Route 232 (1988)	New route	Curtin to City express
Route 235 (1988)	New route	Operates Barton/Russell to Woden at lunchtime.
Route 238 (1988)	New route
Route 238 (1988)	New route	Woden-Kingston-Barton express
Route 250 (1981)	Renumbered	now Route 120 (1988)
Route 251 (1981)	Renumbered	now Route 122 (1988)
Route 252 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 121 (1986)
Route 253 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 125 (1988) and Route 127 (1987)
Route 254 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 123 (1988) and Route 124 (1988)
Route 255 (1982)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 124 (1988), Route 125 (1988), and Route 126 (1988)
Route 256 (1984)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 124 (1988), Route 125 (1988), and Route 126 (1988)
Route 257 (1986)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 128 (1988)
Route 260 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 160 (1988)
Route 261 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 161 (1988)
Route 262 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 124 (1988), Route 125 (1988), Route 126 (1988), Route 161 (1988)
Route 263 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 270 (1988) and Route 271 (1988)
Route 264 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 270 (1988), Route 271 (1988), and Route 272 (1988)
Route 265 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 201 (1988) and Route 202 (1988)
Route 267 (1981)	Amended	Route change
Route 268 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 234 (1977)
Route 270 (1988)	New route
Route 271 (1988)	New route
Route 272 (1988)	New route
Route 291 (1980)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 292 (1980)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 293 (1980)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 294 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 295 (1980)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 296 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 297 (1982)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 300 (1979)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 434 (1980)
Route 304 (1979)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 230 (1977), Route 351 (1979), and Route 370 (1988)
Route 307 (1984)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 302 (1977)
Route 309 (1980)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 434 (1980)
Route 323 (1979)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 239 (1988), Route 370 (1988), and Route 371 (1988)
Route 340 (1979)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 400 (1981), Route 401 (1988), Route 437 (1988), Route 438 (1988), and Route 439 (1988)
Route 341 (1979)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 400 (1981), Route 401 (1988), Route 437 (1988), Route 438 (1988), and Route 439 (1988)
Route 350 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 351 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 352 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 353 (1979)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 350 (1979) and Route 352 (1979)
Route 358 (1988)	New route
Route 360 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 380 (1979) and Route 381 (1979)
Route 361 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 350 (1979) and Route 351 (1979)
Route 362 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 382 (1979) and Route 383 (1979)
Route 363 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 352 (1979)
Route 365 (1986)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 239 (1988) and Route 370 (1988)
Route 366 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 303 (1979)
Route 370 (1988)	New
Route 371 (1988)	New	City to Fyshwick Express
Route 380 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 381 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 382 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 383 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 384 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 387 (1982)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 382 (1979) and Route 432 (1979)
Route 389 (1987)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 381 (1979)
Route 390 (1987)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 391 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 392 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 393 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 394 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 396 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 401 (1988)	New
Route 406 (1979)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 431 (1979)
Route 411 (1978)	Amended	Route change
Route 412 (1978)	Amended	Route change
Route 413 (1978)	Amended	Route change
Route 414 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 415 (1978)	Amended	Route change
Route 416 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 415 (1978), Route 450 (1988), and Route 453 (1979)
Route 418 (1988)	New
Route 432 (1979)	Amended	Route change. Operates Belconnen to Mitchell.
Route 434 (1980)	Amended	Route change. Operates Belconnen to Acton via Bruce
Route 437 (1988)	New
Route 438 (1988)	New
Route 439 (1988)	New	Giralang to City express
Route 450 (1988)	New
Route 456 (1988)	New	Macgregor to Belconnen
Route 457 (1988)	New	Holt to Belconnen
Route 460 (1981)	Amended	Route change
Route 461 (1981)	Amended	Route change
Route 462 (1988)	Amended	Route change (see Route 462 (1981) for previous version)
Route 463 (1981)	Amended	Route change
Route 464 (1981)	Amended	Route change
Route 465 (1981)	Deleted	Replaced by Route 431 (1979)
Route 467 (1988)	New
Route 468 (1988)	New
Route 470 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 471 (1979)	Amended	Route change
Route 490 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 491 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 492 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 493 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 494 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 495 (1981)	Deleted	Area services replaced by fixed routes
Route 510 (1981)	Renumbered	Now Route 110 (1988)
Route 511 (1981)	Renumbered	Now Route 111 (1988)
Route 999 (1988)	New

List of routes

Route	Description
Route 110 (1988)
Route 111 (1988)
Route 120 (1988)
Route 121 (1986)
Route 122 (1988)
Route 123 (1988)
Route 124 (1988)
Route 125 (1988)
Route 126 (1988)
Route 127 (1987)
Route 128 (1988)
Route 160 (1988)
Route 161 (1988)
Route 180 (1987)
Route 181 (1987)
Route 182 (1987)
Route 183 (1987)
Route 184 (1987)
Route 185 (1987)
Route 186 (1987)
Route 188 (1988)
Route 200 (1988)
Route 201 (1988)
Route 202 (1988)
Route 210 (1978)
Route 211 (1978)
Route 212 (1978)
Route 213 (1978)
Route 214 (1978)
Route 230 (1977)
Route 231 (1977)
Route 232 (1988)
Route 233 (1977)
Route 234 (1977)
Route 235 (1988)
Route 237 (1981)
Route 238 (1988)
Route 239 (1988)
Route 267 (1981)
Route 270 (1988)
Route 271 (1988)
Route 272 (1988)
Route 286 (1983)	Woden to NATEX
Route 301 (1976)
Route 302 (1977)
Route 303 (1979)
Route 333 (1979)	Belconnen - City - Woden
Route 350 (1979)
Route 351 (1979)
Route 352 (1979)
Route 357 (1979)
Route 358 (1988)
Route 370 (1988)
Route 371 (1988)
Route 380 (1979)
Route 381 (1979)
Route 382 (1979)
Route 383 (1979)
Route 384 (1979)
Route 385 (1979)
Route 386 (1982)	City to NATEX
Route 388 (1985)	City to Racecourse
Route 400 (1981)	Belconnen to Giralang via Kaleen
Route 401 (1988)	Belconnen to Giralang via Kaleen
Route 411 (1978)	Belconnen to Spence via Evatt
Route 412 (1978)	Belconnen to Spence via McKellar and Evatt
Route 413 (1978)	Belconnen to Spence via Melba
Route 414 (1979)	Belconnen to Fraser West via Florey, Melba, and Flynn
Route 415 (1978)	Belconnen to Fraser East via Florey and Flynn
Route 418 (1988)	Belconnen to Spence
Route 424 (1980)	Belconnen - Woden Direct
Route 430 (1979)	Belconnen to City via Macquarie and Aranda
Route 431 (1979)
Route 432 (1979)
Route 433 (1979)
Route 434 (1980)
Route 435 (1979)
Route 436 (1980)
Route 437 (1988)
Route 438 (1988)
Route 439 (1988)
Route 441 (1979)
Route 442 (1979)
Route 450 (1988)
Route 453 (1979)
Route 455 (1981)
Route 456 (1988)
Route 457 (1988)
Route 460 (1981)
Route 461 (1981)
Route 462 (1988)
Route 463 (1981)
Route 464 (1981)
Route 467 (1988)
Route 468 (1988)
Route 470 (1979)
Route 471 (1979)
Route 486 (1983)	Belconnen to NATEX
Route 999 (1988)	Woden - City Non Stop