the cbd and south east light rail required significant changes to the bus networks of the sydney central business district and the eastern suburbs. prior to construction of the light rail, hillsbus and state transit bus routes using george street were permanently removed from the street. the network will be further redesigned when the light rail opens in 2020. some bus routes from the eastern suburbs will be removed from the cbd, with many of the routes integrated with the light rail interchanges at randwick and kingsford. some passengers will be required to change from bus to light rail to complete their journey.