operations of route 888/889. It runs between Chelsea and Airport West, connecting to nine railway stations, three tram routes and over 60 local lines, spanning . A Blue Orbital (route 904), was proposed in the 2006 Meeting our Transport Challenges publication, which proposed to service the inner city from Sandringham to Williamstown, however this proposed route was cut from the 2008 Victorian Transport Plan, with the route not mentioned in text or maps. Doncaster Area Rapid Transit (DART) Routes commenced operation on 4 October 2010. Those routes were designed to provide a public transport connection between the Doncaster area and the Melbourne central business district. All were originally operated by National Bus Company, but were operated by Transdev Melbourne from August 2013 until January 2022 as part of the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise. In January 2022, Kinetic Melbourne succeeded Transdev as operator of the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise. Routes The SmartBus network consists of three orbital routes, the radial Doncaster Area Rapid Transit (DART) route group and two shorter non-orbital routes. Features SmartBus aims to provide a premium bus service to commuters with quality stops and tram-like frequencies. Service improvements include the following: Services are higher-frequency than many bus routes in Melbourne. Weekday service levels are, on average. every 30 minutes between 05:00 and 06:30 every 15 minutes between 06:30 and 21:00. Additional peak services operate along sections of Routes 703, 901 & 903, while Routes 900, 905, 906, 907 & 908 operate every 10 minutes or better during peak periods. every 30 minutes between 21:00 and midnight Weekend service levels are, on average: every 30 minutes between 06:00 and midnight on Saturdays and public holidays. Route 903 operates an additional service each hour between Box Hill & Mordialloc on Saturday afternoons. every 30 minutes between 07:00 and 21:00 on Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day. Route 900 (Caulfield - Rowville) operates as a limited stop service, while 703 offers limited stop express services between Blackburn & Monash University during peaks for students changing from the Belgrave, Lilydale & Glen Waverley lines & 75 tram. Real-Time Passenger Information Displays are available at selected bus stops along SmartBus routes, especially at major road intersections and bus interchanges, although real-time information is not available at all stops. Most stations along the routes have PIDs. In some sections of SmartBus routes, buses are given priority at signalised intersections, for example by extending the