Sydenham Bus Layover

Sydenham requires a bus layover area to cater to the growing number of buses services in this area. Prior to picking up passengers, buses currently park along Burrows Avenue which creates congestion and safety issues for pedestrians and drivers.

To address this, Transport is building a bus layover area at the corner of Railway Road and Burrows Avenue. This will provide drivers a place to park safely between services and improve bus travel times and service frequencies, increasing reliability for passengers.

The layover has been designed for buses to enter from Railway Road and exit onto Burrows Avenue. 

The bus layover will include:

• six bus parking spaces
• a dedicated drivers’ amenity block with a lunch room and toilets
• a noise wall between residential properties and the layover facility
• a pedestrian walkway along the eastern side of the layover with a fence to separate pedestrians from the layover area
• landscaping.

The project prioritises safe pedestrian movement by including a pedestrian walkway connecting Railway Road and Gleeson Avenue.

• Bus layover with space for six buses and an amenities block for drivers, freeing up the streets and improving traffic flow
• Improved bus on time running and reliability
• New, separated and safer walkway for pedestrians and residents to get to Sydenham Station
• Improved safety and connectivity for pedestrians, commuters and drivers
• Reduced emissions from buses idling and circling between services.

• Community update - June / July 2025 (PDF, 545.75 KB)
• Community update - April / May 2025 (PDF, 336.13 KB)
• Community update - February 2025 (PDF, 341.89 KB)
• Community update - December 2024 (PDF, 698.5 KB)
• Community update - August 2024 (PDF, 449.53 KB)
• Community update - February 2024 (PDF, 650.48 KB)
• Have Your Say - November 2023 (PDF, 1.19 MB)

• Review of Environmental Factors – August 2024 (PDF, 9.93 MB)
• Appendix A – Consideration of section 171 factors and matters of national environmental significance and Commonwealth land (PDF, 138.5 KB)
• Appendix B – Statutory consultation checklists (PDF, 155.32 KB)
• Appendix C – Community Engagement Report – February 2024 (PDF, 2.42 MB)
• Appendix D – Appendix D – AHIMS search results (PDF, 332.16 KB)
• Appendix E – Construction plant and equipment and detailed noise predictions (PDF, 9.16 MB)
• Appendix F – Operational noise detailed predictions (PDF, 914.72 KB)
• Appendix G – Parking impact assessment (PDF, 5 MB)
• Appendix H – Biodiversity assessment report (PDF, 4.06 MB)
• Appendix I – Preliminary site investigation (PDF, 78.17 MB)
• Appendix J – PACHCI assessment (PDF, 236.85 KB)
• Appendix K – Background noise monitoring plots (PDF, 245.17 KB)

• REF submissions report - November 2024 (PDF, 944.87 KB)
• Community Engagement Report – February 2024 (PDF, 2.42 MB)