Faster buses to Fishermans Bend via Routes 235 and 237
In October 2023, we upgraded bus Route 235 City – Fishermans Bend via Williamstown Road and Route 237 City – Fishermans Bend via Lorimer St, starting and ending at Southern Cross Station. Services were boosted, and the hours of operation increased.
The changes meant an extra 460 services each week on top of the 920 services were introduced to Fishermans Bend last year.
Routes 235 and 237 from Southern Cross Station to the Fishermans Bend precinct are some of the fastest bus services on our network during peak times. Transporting passengers in and out of the area each day and providing a fast connection from metro and regional trains.
Weekday AM and PM frequency during the peaks has increased with services running every 8 mins during peak and every 10 mins during non-peak times to deliver an even better turn-up-and-go service.
Outside the peaks, both routes will continue to operate every 10-minutes until 9pm and then every 20-minutes on the newly introduced late night services until midnight. Weekday services will also start earlier, before 6am, as requested by passengers.
The weekend frequency of Route 235 will increase to every 20 minutes throughout the day, with services running from 6.00am to midnight on Saturdays and 7am to midnight on Sundays.
New bus bays have been constructed on Spencer Street opposite Flinders Lane, which will enable buses to operate in a more efficient one-way loop around the western end of the CBD to make for a faster journey.
Passengers travelling on Route 235 or Route 237 services in the CBD will need to travel to Collins Street, opposite Southern Cross Station, to access these bus routes.
Additional changes
As part of these changes, Route 215 Caroline Springs – Highpoint Shopping Centre services will be boosted with an extra 60 services per week.
There are also minor changes to routes 216, 220, 223 and 234 that will better reflect current traffic conditions and improve service reliability.
To plan your journey, view the Route 235 timetable or Route 237 timetable, visit Journey planner, or call 1800 800 007 to order a printed copy of your timetable.