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Westbus is a privately owned bus service in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is Sydney's largest private bus company serving the communities of Western Sydney and the Hills District by providing local, city, school and charter bus services. The corporate livery of Westbus is sunflower yellow.

Westbus was originally started by the Bosnjak family from Edensor Park. They sold to National Express Group (UK) in a multi million dollar deal. After several years of operating Westbus (and other transport operations in Australia), they declared Westbus bankrupt in 2005. Westbus is now a part of the Cabcharge/ComfortDelGro Corporation.

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[edit] Services

Westbus runs bus services around each of the 5 depots.

[edit] Depots

Westbus runs 5 different depots. Penrith, Windsor, Bonnyrigg, Northmead and Seven Hills.

[edit] Penrith Depot

Location: Mulgoa Road, Penrith

W.J. Bale and Sons were the original owners of the Penrith depot. They operated a fleet of 25 buses that serviced the Penrith area until 1973, when the Bosnjak family acquired the depot.

The depot later became part of Westbus. In 1984, Westbus acquired St Marys Bus Co and Bowmans Bus Service. In 1986, these services combined to run the Westbus Penrith

At present, the Westbus Penrith depot team includes over 140 employees and operates a fleet of 105 vehicles

[edit] Area for Penrith Depot

Warragamba-Wallacia-Silverdale-St Marys North-MtDruitt-Glenmore Park-Werrington-North Cranebrook-Colyton-Erskine Park-Oxley Park-Panthers-Regentville-Mulgoa-Cambridge Park-Mt Pleasant-Cambridge Gardens-Kingswood Park-Jamisontown-South Penrith-Penrith-Blue Hills,Nepean Shores-West St Clair-St Marys-Tregear-Lethbridge Park-Willmot-Nepean Hospital-Kingswood-Orchard Hills-Vines Estate-Luddenham.

[edit] Northmead Depot

Location: Boundary Road, Northmead

Northmead depot began operation in 1932 under the name of Parramatta Bus Service. This was when steam trams from Rogans Hill to Westmead ceased operation. Alf & Flow McIntosh were the owners of this service.

The depot was situated on Briens Road Northmead and was later relocated to the corner of Church & Dunlop Streets

Bosnjaks Bus Service Purchased the company in 1963 and the depot was operated from Church St.

It was then relocated to its present location in September 1978.

Northmead depot has a staff of approximately 190.

[edit] Area for Northmead Depot

Parramatta, Blacktown, Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills, Rogans Hill, Rouse Hill, Kellyville, City, North Ryde (Macquarie Shops and Uni).

[edit] Seven Hills Depot

Location: Near Seven Hills Station, Seven Hills

The Seven Hills depot began operation in the late 1950s and was owned by Messers, Willmott and Holman. This was sold in the 1960s to C.H. Webb Brothers who also operated Granville Coaches. In 1974, C.H. Webb Brothers purchased Blacktown Bus Company and merged this with the Seven Hills operations to form Seven Hills Bus Co.

This consisted of 18 buses operating from the Seven Hills depot. In 1980, the company was sold to the nearby Toongabbie Bus Service, which was owned by the Delfs Family. This service became part of Westbus in the mid 1980s.

Westbus Seven Hills has a staff of approximately 52 and a fleet of 34 vehicles

[edit] Area for Seven Hills Depot

Blacktown to Seven Hills, Parramatta Castle Hill, Macquarie Centre

[edit] Bonnyrigg Depot

Location: Bonnyrigg Avenue, Bonnyrigg

The original Bonnyrigg bus service began operation in 1951 and was named Calabro's Bus Service. For thirty-eight years, this service was owned and run by three brothers: Frank, John and Baptist.

The business grew from five buses to sixty-eight buses servicing the Bonnyrigg, Fairfield West and Badgery's Creek areas. When the brothers retired in 1989, the service was purchased by Westbus.

Since this time, Westbus Bonnyrigg has continued to expand to a fleet of 83 vehicles and a staff of 131. In 2002, Bonnyrigg opened a new depot site.

[edit] Area for Bonnyrigg Depot

Liverpool, Cabramatta, Fairfield, Blacktown, Parramatta, Castle Hill (plus service to Penrith)

[edit] Windsor Depot

Location: Thornley Street, South Windsor

Gosper's Bus Service operated the first buses servicing the Windsor area. This was a family run business, which began operation in 1890s, with a horse drawn bus. The depot was situated behind the Gosper family home in Richmond Road, Windsor.

The depot eventually moved to Thorley Street. In 1981 Gosper's Bus Service merged with Duffy's Bus Lines to form Macquarie Towns Coach Lines. Westbus acquired this operation in 1988.

The Windsor Depot continues to serve the Hawkesbury people with a fleet of fifty vehicles and a staff of sixty.

[edit] Area for Windsor Depot

Berambing - Bilpin - Bowen Mountain - Kurrajong - Grose View - Colo - Portland - Sackville - Wilberforce - Windsor - Richmond - Penrith - Castle Hill - Rouse Hill - City

[edit] Westbus Region Guide Routes

[edit] Hills Region Routes

Route Destination Operates Route map Timetable
600 Parramatta to Rogans Hill

via Castle Hill & Baulkham Hills

Daily Route 600 Route 600
601 Parramatta to Rouse Hill

via Kellyville, Castle Hill & Baulkham Hills

Daily Route 601 Route 601
603 Parramatta to Knightsbridge

via Northmead, Castle Hill & East Baulkham Hills

Mondays - Saturdays Route 603 Route 603
604 Parramatta to Castle Hill

via Northmead & Model Farms

Mondays - Saturdays Route 604 Route 604
606 Parramatta to Castle Hill

via Winston Hills, West Baulkham Hills & Northmead

Daily Route 606 Route 606
607 Parramatta to West Baulkham Hills

via Northmead & Winston Hills

Peak hours only Route 607 Route 607
608 Castle Hill to Windsor

via McGraths Hill, Kellyville & Rouse Hill

Mondays - Fridays Route 608 Route 608
609 Parramatta to Westmead Hospital and Northmead

via Lake Parramatta

Daily Route 609 Route 609
610 City (Railway Square) to Castle Hill

via M2 & Baulkham Hills Junction (M2 EXPRESS)

Daily Route 610 Route 610
610 City (Railway Square) to Knightsbridge / Kellyville

via M2, Castle Hill & Tuckwell Road (M2 EXPRESS)

Peak hours only Route 610 Route 610
611 Macquarie Centre to Blacktown

via Epping Station, M2 & Seven Hills (M2 EXPRESS)

Mondays - Saturdays Route 611 Route 611
612 Milsons Point to Castle Hill and Kellyville

via North Sydney, Crows Nest & Lane Cove (M2 EXPRESS)

Peak hours only Route 612 Route 612
614 City (Railway Square) to West Baulkham Hills

via M2 Busway & Northmead (M2 EXPRESS)

Peak hours only Route 614 Route 614
615 City (Railway Square) to Rouse Hill

via M2 Busway, Baulkham Hills & Kellyville (M2 EXPRESS)

Peak hours only Route 615 Route 615
618 Rouse Hill to Castle Hill

via North Kellyville, Beaumont Hills & Kellyville

Mondays - Fridays Route 618 Route 618
630 Blacktown to Macquarie Centre / Uni

via West Baulkham Hills & Epping Station

Mondays - Fridays Route 630 Route 630
700 Parramatta to Blacktown

via Mays Hill, Pendle Hill & Prospect

Daily Route 700 Route 700
702 Blacktown to Seven Hills Station

via Leabons Lane

Daily Route 702 Route 702
705 Parramatta to Seven Hills Station

via Pendle Hill

Daily Route 705 Route 705
706 Parramatta to North Kellyville

via Westmead, Winston Hills & Bella Vista

Mondays - Fridays Route 706 Route 706
708 Pendle Hill to Parramatta and Toongabbie

via Wentworthville Retirement Villages (Local Service)

Mondays - Fridays No Map Route 708
711 Parramatta to Toongabbie

via Westmead & Wentworthville

Daily Route 711 Route 711
714 Seven Hills to West Baulkham Hills

via Crestwood (Loop Service)

Mondays - Fridays Route 714 Route 714
715 Blacktown to Castle Hill

via Lalor Park, Seven Hills & Bella Vista

Daily Route 715 Route 711
717 Blacktown to Parramatta and Kings Langley East

via Lalor Park & Seven Hills

Daily Route 717 Route 717
718 Blacktown to Seven Hills

via Kings Langley

Daily Route 718 Route 718

[edit] Windsor & Richmond Region Routes

Route Destination Operates Route map Timetable
668 Windsor to Glossodia Daily Route 668 Route 668
669 Windsor to Sackville Peak hours only Route 669 Route 669
673 Penrith to Windsor

via Llandilo

Mondays - Saturdays Route 673 Route 673
674 Windsor to Berkshire Park

via South Windsor

Mondays - Fridays Route 674 Route 674
675 Windsor to Bligh Park Daily Route 675 Route 675
676 Windsor to Berger Road

(Service Loop)

Mondays - Saturdays Route 676 Route 676
677 Penrith to Richmond

via Londonderry

Mondays - Saturdays Route 677 Route 677
678 Penrith to Richmond

via Cranebrook Village & Castlereagh

Mondays - Saturdays Route 678 Route 678
679 Richmond to UWS Hawkesbury Campus Peak hours only Route 679 Route 679
680 Richmond to Bilpin Peak hours only Route 680 Route 680
680 Richmond to Grose Vale

via Kurrajong

Daily Route 680 Route 680
682 Richmond to Glossodia

via Freemans Reach

Mondays - Fridays Route 682 Route 682

[edit] Penrith Region Routes

766 ST MARYS - MT DRUITT VIA NORTH ST MARYS, ROPES CROSSING, TREGEAR AND WHALAN 769 ST MARYS - MT DRUITT VIA NORTH ST MARYS, TREGEAR, WILLMOT, LETHBRIDGE PARK & WHALAN 770 ST MARYS - MT DRUITT VIA OXLEY PARK 771 ST MARYS - COLYTON VIA DESBOROUGH ROAD 772 ST MARYS - MT DRUITT VIA COLYTON, ST CLAIR & ERSKINE PARK 773 ST MARYS - ST CLAIR VIA WEST ST CLAIR 781 ST MARYS - PENRITH VIA CLAREMONT MEADOWS, VINES ESTATE, ORCHARD HILLS & KINGSWOOD 782 ST MARYS - PENRITH VIA CAMBRIDGE GARDENS & WERRINGTON 783 KINGSWOOD - CAMBRIDGE GARDENS VIA CAMBRIDGE PARK AND WERRINGTON DOWNS 784 PENRITH - CRANEBROOK VIA CASTLEREAGH ROAD 785 PENRITH - KINGSWOOD VIA CAMBRIDGE PARK & WERRINGTON DOWNS 786 PENRITH - CRANEBROOK VIA THE NORTHERN ROAD 789 PENRITH - LUDDENHAM VIA NEPEAN HOSPITAL & ORCHARD HILLS 790 ST MARYS - PENRITH VIA CLAREMONT MEADOWS, KINGSWOOD & NEPEAN HOSPITAL 791 PENRITH - SOUTH PENRITH 794 PENRITH - JAMISONTOWN WITH DIVERSIONS TO NEPEAN SHORES 795 WARRAGAMBA - PENRITH VIA SILVERDALE, WALLACIA AND MULGOA 797 PENRITH - GLENMORE PARK VIA MULGOA ROAD 798 PENRITH - GLENMORE PARK VIA JAMISONTOWN, SOUTH PENRITH & THE NORTHERN ROAD

[edit] Penrith Region (Night) Routes

Route Destination Operates Route map Timetable
N1 Penrith to Glenmore Park

(Loop Service)

Daily after 7pm Route N1 Route N1
N2 Penrith to South Penrith

via Jamisontown (Loop Service)

Daily after 7pm Route N2 Route N2
N3 Penrith to Cranebrook

via Mt Pleasant & Cambridge Park (Loop Service)

Daily after 7pm Route N3 Route N3
N4 Mt Druitt to St Marys

via Willmot, Lethbridge Park and Tregear (Loop Service)

Daily after 7pm Route N4 Route N4
N5 St Marys to Erskine Park

via Colyton & St Clair (Loop Service)

Daily after 7pm Route N5 Route N5

[edit] Fairfield Region Routes

800 PARRAMATTA - LIVERPOOL VIA MAYS HILL, SMITHFIELD, GREENFIELD PARK, & CANLEY HEIGHTS 810 MERRYLANDS - SOUTH WENTWORTHVILLE LOOP WITH CONNECTIONS TO AND FROM PARRAMATTA 811 PARRAMATTA - MERRYLANDS VIA GREYSTANES & PEMULWUY 812 MERRYLANDS - WEST MERRYLANDS LOOP 813 PARRAMATTA - MERRYLANDS VIA GREYSTANES & PEMULWUY 814 WESTMEAD - MERRYLANDS VIA SOUTH WENTWORTHVILLE 815 PARRAMATTA - MERRYLANDS VIA GREYSTANES & PEMULWUY 824 FAIRFIELD - WAKELEY LOOP 825 FAIRFIELD - GREENFIELD PARK LOOP VIA HAMILTON RD 826 FAIRFIELD - CABRAMATTA VIA POLDING ST, PRAIRIE VALE RD, EDENSOR RD & CANLEY VALE RD 827 FAIRFIELD - CABRAMATTA VIA BRENNAN ST, BOSSLEY PARK, KALANG RD & ST JOHNS RD 828 HORSLEY PARK - FAIRFIELD VIA THE HORSLEY DRIVE 829 FAIRFIELD - WETHERILL PARK LOOP 830 CABRAMATTA - BLACKTOWN VIA FAIRFIELD, SMITHFIELD & PROSPECT 831 CABRAMATTA - GREENFIELD PARK LOOP VIA BONNYRIGG 833 CECIL HILLS - CABRAMATTA VIA BONNYRIGG HEIGHTS, BONNYRIGG & MT PRITCHARD 834 CABRAMATTA - MT PRITCHARD LOOP 835 PENRITH - LIVERPOOL VIA UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY WERRINGTON, ERSKINE PARK, MT VERNON & BONNYRIGG 836 LIVERPOOL - BADGERYS CREEK VIA KEMPS CREEK

[edit] Bus fleet

[edit] External links

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