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03-23-2016, 01:15 PM
Melbourne's public transport routes are finally on Google Maps
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Melburnians can breathe a sigh of relief: The city's public transport data is finally available on Google Maps.
Starting Wednesday, commuters in Melbourne, Australia will have access to tram, train and bus timetables within Google Transit (http://google-au.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/transit-information-**w-available-for.html).
SEE ALSO: Australia will be the first country able to order the Tesla Model 3 (http://mashable.com/2016/03/21/australia-model-3-order/)
It's been a long time coming.*Other major Australian cities such as Sydney have had the helpful service since 2012 (http://www.smh.com.au/tech**logy/tech**logy-news/sydney-commuters-can-**w-google-their-way-to-work-20120725-22owm.html), while Brisbane has had transit data available in Google Maps since 2013 (http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/public-transport-directions-in-google-maps-**w-available-in-brisbane-as-google-transit-goes-live-in-southeast-queensland/story-fnihsrf2-1226779809193). Perth made their Google transit debut in 2008 (http://google-au.blogspot.com.au/2008/03/google-transit-makes-its-australian.html).
Things started looking up for the southern city when Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews an**unced the release of Public Transport Victoria (PTV) timetable data for use by third-parties a little more than 11 months ago (https://www.reddit.com/r/melbourne/comments/30s21q/weve_released_the_ptv_data/) on Reddit.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/23/melbourne-google-maps-data/)
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Melburnians can breathe a sigh of relief: The city's public transport data is finally available on Google Maps.
Starting Wednesday, commuters in Melbourne, Australia will have access to tram, train and bus timetables within Google Transit (http://google-au.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/transit-information-**w-available-for.html).
SEE ALSO: Australia will be the first country able to order the Tesla Model 3 (http://mashable.com/2016/03/21/australia-model-3-order/)
It's been a long time coming.*Other major Australian cities such as Sydney have had the helpful service since 2012 (http://www.smh.com.au/tech**logy/tech**logy-news/sydney-commuters-can-**w-google-their-way-to-work-20120725-22owm.html), while Brisbane has had transit data available in Google Maps since 2013 (http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/public-transport-directions-in-google-maps-**w-available-in-brisbane-as-google-transit-goes-live-in-southeast-queensland/story-fnihsrf2-1226779809193). Perth made their Google transit debut in 2008 (http://google-au.blogspot.com.au/2008/03/google-transit-makes-its-australian.html).
Things started looking up for the southern city when Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews an**unced the release of Public Transport Victoria (PTV) timetable data for use by third-parties a little more than 11 months ago (https://www.reddit.com/r/melbourne/comments/30s21q/weve_released_the_ptv_data/) on Reddit.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/23/melbourne-google-maps-data/)
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