Malta Public Transport has announced number changes to routes serving Mater Dei Hospital and the University of Malta which will come into effect as from 6 March.

The changes, it said, follow a decision by the transport authority, Transport Malta, to revise these routes.

All routes serving Mater Dei Hospital will now serve both Bus Stop Sptar (at the hospital’s main entrance) and Bus Stop Universita’ (on the University side) before proceeding onto their respective journeys.

Passengers may thus start their journey from the bus stop at the hospital's main entrance as well as from the bus stop at the Univeristy side of the hospital. Furthermore, most routes serving Mater Dei Hospital will no longer serve St. Luke’s Hospital. Passengers will thus enjoy shorter journeys to Mater Dei Hospital.

As of the 6th March, Route 122 between Valletta and St. Luke’s Hospital will run every 20 minutes between Monday and Saturday, and every 30 minutes on Sundays. This route will also proceed to Mater Dei Hospital.

Route 47 will continue to serve St. Luke's Hospital too every hour. This means that four buses every hour will operate between St. Luke's Hospital and Valletta and three buses every hour will operate between St. Luke's Hospital and Mater Dei Hospital.

Meanwhile the bus operator said some routes will be affected by tomorrow’s Malta Marathon. “The Malta Marathon will be taking place throughout the morning of Sunday the 28th of February 2016. As a result of this, a number of Malta Public Transport buses will be forced to deviate through alternative routes. Passengers planning journeys on Sunday morning are asked to check the service updates section on Malta Public Transport’s website, publictransport.com.mt for more information.”