5 comments so far.New Arriva bus routes & amendments start this Sunday
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As had been announced previously by the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport, additional new bus routes and changes to existing routes will be introduced with effect from Sunday 11th September, Transport Malta confirmed this evening.
The introduction of the additional new routes continues to refine transport services following feedback by public transport passengers and following consultation with Local Councils and other entities.
Malta: New Routes
Route 54 New route to serve central H’Attard and Hal Balzan with a direct connection to Valletta in addition to existing services. The service will be provided every 30 minutes whilst existing service 106 which connects the same town centres to Mater Dei will be reduced to a half hourly service from the existing headway of four buses an hour.
Routes 33 & 34 New routes to serve Swieqi with direct connections to Valletta and Mater Dei. Service 33 will terminate every hour in tal-Ibragg while 34 will terminate every hour in ix-Xghajrat providing a combined 30 minute frequency through central Swieqi, returning via the Pembroke Park and Ride bus stop on the main road. Routes 114 and 115 are being discontinued.
Route X6 New express route from Cirkewwa to Valletta – with limited stops in Mellieha, Mosta, Birkirkara, Fleur de Lys and Floriana. The service will be scheduled to reflect the Gozo ferry timetable to provide a faster transport connection between Valletta and Gozo.
Route 83 New route to serve Santa Lucija with a direct hourly connection to Valletta in addition to existing services to Paola.
Route 84 New route to serve Ta’ Ganza and Hal Tmiem in iz-Zejtun with a direct hourly connection to Valletta in addition to existing services on route 81.
Route X1 This route is having extra journeys added and is being better co-ordinated with the Gozo ferry to provide a faster transport connection between Mater Dei, Malta International Airport and Gozo.
Malta: Amended Routes
Route 72 Route is revised to serve central Hal Luqa on its outbound and return journeys from Valletta.
Route 22/32 Route is revised to serve Rue D’ Argens in il-Gzira in both directions with a direct Valletta and Mater Dei connection.
Route 43 Route modified to serve the Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School in in-Naxxarwith a direct Valletta connection every 15 minutes.
Route 202 Route to provide improved direct connections to Mater Dei from ir-Rabat, il-Mosta and H’Attard.
Route 3 Route is being modified to improve access within the village of Xghajra.
Route 123 Extension of service to include Pembroke to provide a new direct San Giljan and Mater Dei connection to this town as well as maintain links to the Pembroke interchange after the discontinuation of routes 114 and 115.
Gozo: Amended Routes
Route 301 Route modified to improve access within central Xewkija and rescheduled with the Gozo ferry to provide a faster transport connection from Malta to Victoria.
Route 303 Route revised to improve access to central Ghajnsielem.
Transport Maltasaid that the increase in routes and changes in existing routes are expected to ensure a service that continues to meet customer expectations. The operator will be providing customers with information about the service enchancements.
The changes follow on two tranches of changes implemented during August to routes 41, 63, 71, 72, 112 and 124.
Other changes will be announced and introduced in due course.
local people are under the impression that route 91 (Marsaskala-Valletta) is to be extended to cover Cheviola & St Thomas Bay but there is no mention of this in your latest list of amendments.
Regards
John Martin.
Lil Arriva,
nixtieq nigbidlek l-attenzjoni dwar il-problema li ghandi jien u hafna haddiema ohrajn bhali li nahdmu gewwa l-qasam industrijali ta’ Hat Attard. Jien nixtieq nghaddi lilment tieghi u ta hafna ohrajn min shabi dwar ir-rotta bin-numru 202 minhabba li ma twaqqafnhiex fuq l-istage “Incita” li tigi ezatament quddiem l-qasam industrijali ta’ Hat Attard fejn nahdmu. Jien ta kull filghodu jkolli nieqaf bilfors fuq l-istage “Il-Warda 2” fejn biex nasal ghax-xoghol jkun fadali l-fuq min nofs kilometru mixi. Nixtieq nigbidlek l-attenzjoni wkoll li apparti l-mixja li ghandi ta kuljum, hemm ukoll l-elementi tan-natura, xita, xemx li jaghmluhili aktar difficli sabiex nasal ix-xoghol. Inzied biex nghidlek li mhux l-ewwel darba li inkun spiccajt mix-xoghol u waqt li nkun miexi lejn l-istage “Il-Warda” nara il-bus 202 ghaddejha min hdejha li nispicca jkolli nistenna siegha ohra sabiex tghaddi il-bus 202 li jmiss.
Ghaldaqstant jiena flimkien ma hafna haddiema ohra bhali li nahdmu gewwa l-qasam industrijali ta’ Hat Attard nixtiequ li l-bus bin-numru 202 tibda tieqaf fuq l-istage “Incita” sabiex issolvilna l-problema li ghandna.
Joseph Debono
Re Valletta/Swieqi/Tal-Ibragg Routes 33 and 34
Three buses per hour ( i.e. every 20 minutes) would be far more convenient on at least one of the routes 33 or 34, with perhaps one-in-three,–on the hour–passing through Sliema, instead of Mater Dei.
Is there a bus that goes to Mater Dei via Psaila Str. Santa Venera? If in the affirmative, what is the route No. please?
can you please give the times of departure of bus 83 fro santa lucija to valletta