Public Transport: Maroubra Beach To The City

Public transport

Six bus routes (376, 377, 395, 396, X77, X96) connect Maroubra Beach to the city. All of them stop at Marine Parade Terminus Station, but 376, 377, 396 run from Circular Quay; 395 runs from Railway Square where is close to Central Station; and X77 and X96 are the EXPRESS bus of 377 and 396 respectively, and only operate Monday to Friday peak hours.

Two bus routes (317, 353) connect Maroubra Beach to Bondi Junction where is a transportation junction with several bus routes and train.

According to Sydney Buses (2015), the detail of all the bus routes be presented as follows:

Bus Route Origin Station Terminal Station Via Timetable

317 Bondi Junction Marine Parade Terminus Eastgardens, South Maroubra, Maroubra Beach, South

Daily daytime service

377 Circular Quay Marine Parade Terminus South Coogee, Randwick, Moore Park and Darlinghurst. Daily daytime service

X77 Bent St, City Marine Parade Terminus South Coogee and Randwick Monday to Friday peak hours.

395 Railway Square Marine Parade Terminus Maroubra Junction and Kingsford Daily daytime service

396 Circular Quay Marine Parade Terminus Maroubra Junction, Kingsford and Darlinghurst. Daily daytime service

X96 Bent St, City Marine Parade Terminus Maroubra Junction and Kingsford Monday to Friday peak hours The suburbs to the south, such as Chifley and Little Bay, have no direct bus connection to the beach. People living in these areas could go to Maroubra Junction by bus (391, 392, 393,394 and so on depends on where they living)first, and then transfer to 395 or 396 routes. For the people living in western and northern suburbs where also have no direct bus connection to the beach, they can ride train to Central Station first, and then transfer to 395 route. They also can arrive Bondi Junction and transfer to 317 or 353 routes. In the same way, the residents near Maroubra Beach almost can go to anywhere in Sydney by these bus routes and

That is no doubt that this link is benefits both visitors and local people. The accessible public transport is a significant indicator of habitability. In theory, the convenient public transport is conducive to people willing to use it, and continuous increasing usage could promote the development of public transport. An increasing in the number of bus routes via Maroubra Beach could support this statement. In 1978, there are only three bus routes (395, 396 and 399) via Maroubra Beach, but nowadays, the number of bus routes via the beach reach to eight. Thus, a virtuous can be found in the interaction between passenger and public transport