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The M44 is a bus service in Adelaide. It travels between Golden Grove Village, Golden Grove and Marion Shopping Centre, Oaklands Park. It began on October 15, 2006 and replaced the 544, 243 and T240 buses.

The M44 runs between 5.32am to midnight on weekdays, 6.10am to midnight on Saturdays and 8.05am to midnight on Sundays.

Route
The M44 starts off at the Golden Grove Village, where the route's northern Go Zone ends. It then travels down The Golden Way, then turns into Avalon Drive just after stop 62. Avalon Drive contains stops 60 and 59, after which the M44 turns into Richardson Drive for stops 58, 57 and 56. A quick turn onto Grenfell Road is followed by a turn onto Ladywood Road, where stops 55 to 46 are serviced. Ladywood Drive changes name to Reservoir Road, where stop 45 is located, which is followed by a turn into Smart Road to Tea Tree Plaza.

The M44 continues along the O-Bahn towards the city, with stops at the Paradise Interchange and Klemzig Station. The O-Bahn merges into Hackney Road and the M44 from there turns into North Terrace, where it services three stops before turning into King William Street, where another three stops for the M44 are located. After turning into Grote Street at Victoria Square, the M44 services four more stops before turning left into West Terrace, where the final two city stops are located.

The Bus then travels down Anzac Highway, its eleven stops only serviced in the late and early hours on weekdays and on weekends. At Marion Road, the M44 turns left where it services a total of 25 stops. It travels across the tracks of the Glenelg Tram at Stop 11A. After Stop 24, the M44 turns into Finniss Street, which winds its way down towards Marion Shopping Centre, covering Stops 25 to 29. A shortcut via Richman Street and Pemberton Street, followed by a short trip on Diagonal Road and Sturt Road allows the bus to finish at the Marion Interchange, Stop 30.

Most M44 services connect with the 643, 644 and 645, while in some cases the M44 bus changes directly into one of these services. The above buses service the Seacombe Heights and Seaview Downs areas once serviced by the 243 and 246, 247 and 248 services, all services which have been changed or replaced on October 15 2006.

Timed Stops
The M44 route has eleven timed stops along its route. These are:
 * Golden Grove Village (Stop 63)
 * Ladywood Road/The Heights School (Stop 52)
 * Tea Tree Plaza Interchange (Zone C)
 * Paradise Interchange (Zone C)
 * Klemzig Station
 * City - King William Street (Southbound: D1, Northbound: W1)
 * City - Southbound: Victoria Square (Stop VS6), Northbound: Grote Street (Stop D2)
 * Anzac Highway (Stop 1)
 * Marion Road Tram Crossing (Stop 11A)
 * Marion Road (Stop 20)
 * Marion Shopping Centre (Terminus, Stop 30)

Go Zones
The M44 covers 2 Go Zones, the Golden Grove and Marion Road Go Zones.

Golden Grove Go Zone
The M44 covers the Go Zone between Golden Grove Village and Tea Tree Plaza, with a bus coming every 15 minutes from 7.30am to 6.30pm and 30 minutes at all other service times until 10pm.

Marion Road Go Zone
The M44 also covers the Go Zone along Marion Road and Finniss Street to Marion Shopping Center, with buses servicing the area every 15 minutes from 7.30am to 6.30pm, and every 30 minutes at all other times until 10pm.