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The Australian Capital Territory Internal Omnibus Network, more commonly known by the acronym ACTION, is a public transportation company in Canberra, Australia. It is owned and operated by the ACT government.
The first government bus services available to the general public appeared in 1926, running from Eastlake to Ainslie. The first major expansion of public bus routes occurred in the 1950s. Canberra's bus service has borne many names sinces its founding in the late 1920s, finally settling on ACTION on 1977-02-14.
Buses
ACTION's corporate colours are orange and blue, and its buses are traditionally painted orange with blue and white trim. The typical orange bus is a familiar sight in Canberra.
However, several buses have been repainted over the years as advertising (including one with a dinosaur's skeleton prominently displayed). ACTION is also in the process of introducing 62 new buses into their fleet, which are painted green and white. The new buses are comparatively environmentally friendly (hence "green"), more accessible to disabled patrons, and air conditioned. All new Scania and Irisbus buses have been fitted with bike racks for a program called Bike 'n Ride. This is to encourage more people to move onto Public Transport and also to be healthy.
Interchanges
ACTION maintains a number of bus stops throughout Canberra. It also runs several bus interchanges, which act as hubs for the different districts of Canberra.There are four interchanges:
- Woden Interchange (opened 1982) serves Woden Valley and Weston Creek;
- Belconnen Interchange (opened 1979), serves the Belconnen and Gungahlin areas;
- Civic Interchange (opened 1982), in the City Centre, serves North and South Canberra;
- Tuggeranong Interchange, which covers the district of Tuggeranong.
See also
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