Melbourne western suburbs expand bus services and electric infrastructure

Melbourne’s western suburbs are seeing significant expansions in public transport infrastructure. Transport Victoria is extending Route 140 to Tarneit Station starting October 25. This revamped route will connect Rockbank, Mt Atkinson, and Tarneit to the Ballarat and Geelong train lines. The extension includes 63 additional weekly trips, with increased frequencies on Saturdays and services running from early morning until late at night.

In parallel, a new electric bus depot is being developed in Truganina through a partnership between ComfortDelGro Australia (CDC) and Zenobē. The facility is designed to support the transition to zero-emission transport, featuring charging infrastructure for at least 130 electric buses. Zenobē will install 65 dual-lead DC chargers, with capacity for future expansion. This depot will facilitate the rollout of electric buses within Melbourne’s western growth corridor following CDC’s recent metropolitan zero-emission bus franchise contracts.