page_title: Transportation in Sydney
section_title: Bus
hierarchical_section_title: Transportation in Sydney / Bus
caption_attribution_description: English: Transport NSW liveried (2601 ST), operated by Sydney Buses, Bustech VST bodied Scania K280UB
context_page_description: Transport in Sydney is provided by an extensive network of public transport operating modes including suburban rail, light rail, buses, metro and ferries, as well as an expansive network of roadways, cycleways and airports. According to the 2006 census, in terms of travel to work or study Sydney has the highest rate of public transport usage among the Australian capital cities of 26.3% with more than 80% of weekday trips to/from Central Sydney being made by public transport. According to the New South Wales State Plan, the state has Australia's largest public transport system. The public transport network is regulated by Transport for NSW.
  Sydney's early urban sprawl can be traced in part to the development of its passenger rail network as well as the availability of the automobile as the dominant mode of transport. The first rail services began in 1855, 67 years after the settlement's foundation and a tram network which began in 1861, becoming the Southern Hemisphere's largest by the 1920s. This rail infrastructure allowed working-class suburbs to develop at a large distance from the city centre.
context_section_description: Commuter bus services account for about half of the public transport journeys taken in the city on weekdays. Of the 921,000 weekday bus trips, 554,000 are provided by the State Transit Authority, a government authority, the remainder by a number of private-sector operators.
  East of Strathfield, the majority of the bus network replaces the city's former tram network. State Transit operates a network tightly integrated with train and ferry services in the Eastern, Northern and North-Western regions of Sydney. In other areas services are operated by private-sector companies under contract to the NSW Government authority Transport for NSW. Under pressure from bus contracting reforms, many of the private bus companies have merged or entered into joint ventures. The largest private bus operator is ComfortDelGro Australia, owners of Hillsbus and Forest Coach Lines. Other significant players include Punchbowl Bus Company, Busways, Transdev NSW and Transit Systems
  Bus services in the regions surrounding Sydney are considered part of the metropolitan network. Outer-metropolitan services are provided by the private sector under contract to Transport for NSW.  Here, ComfortDelGro Australia, Busways, Premier Illawarra and Newcastle Transport are significant players.
caption: A modern Sydney bus.
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