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The NightRider is a bus service in Melbourne, Australia. It operates after midnight from the Melbourne city centre to the suburbs, running on 13 routes, with over three-hundred stops.
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NightRider Routes
Buses run half hourly from 1.30am to 5.30am on the following routes:
- 942 City to St Albans / Sunbury
- 943 Deer Park to Melton
- 944 City to Werribee
- 954 City to Craigieburn
- 956 City to Epping
- 958 City to Eltham
- 961 City to Doncaster
- 965 Lilydale to Healesville
- 966 City to Croydon
- 969 City to Belgrave
- 970 City to Mornington
- 980 City to Dandenong
- 981 Dandenong to Cranbourne
Routes 942, 943, 944, 954, 956, 958 and 961 are operated by Dysons.
Route 965 is opeated by McKenzie's.
Routes 966 and 969 are operated by Ventura.
Routes 970, 980 and 981 are operated by Grenda's.
NightRider Overhaul
In November 2008, the NightRider network was overhauled. The logo and branding were replaced with new ones, and operators of several routes changed. New routes were created to Doncaster, Healesville and Cranbourne. Services were doubled, now operating every 30 minutes instead of once an hour. The first bus was revised to depart at 1.30am instead of 12.30am on most services, due to trains now running until 1am, however the Doncaster line 961, which doesn't have a train service, departs at midnight.
Route numbers were officially publicized by Metlink for the first time (previously some operators did display them on buses) and are all in the 900 series, and appear to have been randomly allocated with route numbers not associating with any other routes running during daylight hours.
Ticketing Information
As of March 2007 standard Metcard tickets (zone 1 or 2 depending on zones travelled through) are accepted on the service.1 Previously a $6 fare was charged, giving you a 2 hour ticket - this allowed passengers to connect with other nightriders, mainly in the city, Deer Park and Knox City.
Buses are labelled with a large Nightrider logo, and text saying "NightRider - The after midnight bus service"
