508 More Buses

28/08/2026

A nice letter in The Age about the 508 bus. It will be even better when the extra services are added.

24/08/2026

Local bus campaigns are winning over MPs and political candidates. Read which and how.

More reliable and frequent bus services are a win for everyone, writes Andrea Bunting.

23/07/2026

You can now pay full fare with your credit or debit card on the 508 bus and other nearby routes including 503 and 506 from today. Trains and trams have already been done. Remaining bus routes across Melbourne to follow from this Sunday July 26. Consider this option if you wish to travel but have left your myki at home.

10/06/2026

508 bus upgrade mentioned in this speech from Anthony Cianflone MP . Link to video in comments.

22/05/2026

A quick check of what's planned for the upgraded 508 bus timetable to compare it with what it ran over 70 years ago. The new timetable will (mostly) restore frequencies to 1955 levels. The 15 minute service will restore weekday service. However back then Saturday was considered a weekday which it isn't now. So Saturdays will be every 20 min. Sunday in the 1950s was quiet, especially the morning. So buses then either didn't run or were infrequent. In this case every 30 minutes before service ramps up to every 15 min in the afternoon. The weekend timetable being introduced will be more consistent with a 20 min service across the day (we don't yet know what evening frequencies will be). Kat Theophanous MP Gabrielle Williams MP Sheena Watt MP Tim Read MP Public Transport Users Association (PTUA), Victoria, Australia

21/05/2026

New 508 video from Kat Theophanous MP. Confirmed that buses will run until midnight Monday to Saturday.

18/05/2026

16/05/2026

To anyone who wrote an email, handed out a flyer, picked up the phone or spoke to an MP - thank you. Here's a look from Tim Read MP on how we together got a major 508 bus service upgrade funded. Also Kat Theophanous MP & Sheena Watt MP for advocating within government and Gabrielle Williams MP for doing it.

28/04/2026

Some more details on the 508 bus upgrade. Very welcome to see longer hours (until midnight Monday - Saturday) and especially weekend frequency (up from 30-40 min to every 20 min).

🚌 MAJOR BUS ANNOUNCEMENT 🚌

If you’re local to the inner north, you know the 508 bus.

It’s our crucial east–west link connecting Alphington, Fairfield, Thornbury, Northcote, Brunswick and Moonee Ponds.

It gets people to the shops, links to the train and trams, and it got me to high school and uni almost every day for years!

As part of our Labor state budget, it’s getting the upgrade our community has been calling for.

✔️ More frequent services – every 15 minutes in weekday peak
✔️ Weekend services doubled – every 20 minutes
✔️ Running later – extended to midnight Monday to Saturday

A $100 million investment will go towards better bus routes statewide – making it easier to get where you need to go.

Our community has pushed for this, and we’ve listened and delivered!

27/04/2026

We have heard that the 2026 Victorian State Budget will deliver more frequent buses on Route 508 across the week. This is exciting news with no more 30 or 40 minute gaps on weekends and a more frequent weekday service. More details as they come to hand.