Is your bus stop within 400 metres of the next one?

If so, it may be on borrowed time.

Bus stops may soon be spaced further apart. Credit:Jim Rice

Work will begin on Sunday on a project to remove at least eight bus stops from Sydney's inner west – an early stage of a government agenda to cut the number of stops across the city.

Transport for NSW has a long-term aim to speed up buses through Sydney by scheduling services that stop at fewer locations.