Metro Buses 2020

Changes to Metro school bus arrangements for Term One, 2020

As part of the process of finalising arrangements for the introduction of the new Launceston public transport network, Metro has identified the need to make some minor alterations to the afternoon Route 824PM school bus from Norwood Primary to Kings Meadows. These alterations will assist the service with maintaining its schedule, and will take effect from the first day of Term One on Wednesday 5 February, 2020.

The changes to note are as follows:

 - Route 824PM will now depart Norwood Primary at 3.05pm, not 3.10pm as previously advised.
 - The route will no longer service the entire length of Quarantine Rd. Instead it will follow the originally proposed route from Norwood Primary to Penquite Rd at the
junction of Quarantine Rd, then turn right into Quarantine Rd, then right into Opossum Rd and follow Opossum Rd through to the junction of Hobart Rd.
 - The route will then turn left into Hobart Rd, left into Nunamina Ave, right into Edinburgh St, right onto Quarantine Rd, right onto Hobart Rd and then as per the
originally proposed route through to Ainslie Grove, arriving there at 3.32pm.

The alteration to include Opossum Rd instead of Quarantine Rd will assist families who use the existing Route 160 school bus by retaining more of the current route within the new service. A copy of the updated map has been updated on the Metro Tasmania website at https://www.metrotas.com.au/schools/norwood-primary-school-2020/