Newcastle Buses Network Review

Essential reading: Network Review Map (1.7 MB)

Topics: Newcastle, Hunter Valley Region, Buses, Transport Planning

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Newcastle Buses and Ferries is undertaking a review of its services. As part of this review a proposed new network for bus services has been released. This page provides an opportunity for you to communicate your views on the proposed new bus network directly to Jodi McKay MP, State Member for Newcastle and the Network Review. It also provides the opportunity to interact and share ideas on the proposed changes. A report on responses will also be made available to other Lower Hunter MPs. Jodi wants to hear the views of all her constituents on this important issue.

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Comments on specific routes

A number of new routes and amended routes are proposed by the Network Review. Use this area to discuss concerns with these revised routes. more ...

by admin 11:18am, 13 November 2007 | 1569 views | Ic_comment 104 comments

school transport

I go to Merrewether High School and I currently catch the 350 or the 349. There are two buses every five to ten minutes on weekdays after three o'clock and two of those are always full. Most of the people more ...

by lily 6:10pm, 19 November 2007 | 967 views | Ic_comment 42 comments

How the review affects specific locations and suburbs

The Bus Network Review aims to enhance services to the majority of the community. Are there other locations and issues that need to be considered? How is your suburb affected? Can services to your suburb more ...

by admin 11:21am, 13 November 2007 | 1000 views | Ic_comment 46 comments

Infrastructure and Facilities

The bus fleet is being substantially upgraded but are there other infrastructure issues that need to be reviewed? What about bus stops, priority signalling and bus lanes? more ...

by admin 11:25am, 13 November 2007 | 942 views | Ic_comment 38 comments

Question for our State MP

Hi. Was just wondering, given her pre-election comments and stated strong interest in the Newcastle Buses Network Review and improving public transport, how often in a week does Ms McKay use Newcastle more ...

by Captain Scarlet 12:08pm, 24 November 2007 | 626 views | Ic_comment 27 comments

Extra Late Night Buses

Newcastle Buses is trialling extra late night services on weekends as another means of driving down alcohol fuelled violence and anti-social behaviour in Newcastle’s CBD. more ...

by Jodi McKay 8:11am, 19 November 2007 | 535 views | Ic_comment 23 comments

Strategic Corridors

The review has identified a number of strategic corridors for fast and frequent services. Are these the right corridors? more ...

by admin 11:27am, 13 November 2007 | 491 views | Ic_comment 12 comments

cancelled busses

In the past few days my children have had a great deal of trouble getting to and from school. The main routes involved are 349 and 350. Buses appear to have been cancelled meaning they have had to wait more ...

by Kath 8:11am, 14 December 2007 | 370 views | Ic_comment 25 comments

What do you like about the changes?

There have been a lot of suggestions and opinions on what could be changed about the proposed network, but I'm curious as to what people like about the proposed changes? Keep putting suggestions in the more ...

by man3668 12:11pm, 23 November 2007 | 447 views | Ic_comment 12 comments

Services reduced to and from the University

If the proposed changes to the bus routes go ahead, services to the university will be badly affected. The dropping of the 226 bus will leave no direct connection between Broadmeadow Station and the university. more ...

by redpoppy 10:08am, 28 November 2007 | 351 views | Ic_comment 12 comments

Will this review lead to even more Newcastle Buses being sent to Sydney?

Before the state election, and just before the time changes in January, ten buses would be off the road. Jodi McKay said BEFORE the state election that these ten buses would NOT be going to Sydney, yet more ...

by NFlyer 4:33pm, 12 December 2007 | 321 views | Ic_comment 18 comments

More People needed on buses

Newcastle STA buses only carry 1.3 people for every 1 km travelled (from their Annual Report) That means that each bus has room for another 50 people! For a better bus service we need to get more people more ...

by Bigfeller 11:34am, 23 November 2007 | 315 views | Ic_comment 9 comments

Frequencies & Express services

I don't think we can really comment on any route properly, unless the frequencies, how many hours of each day they will run, what day the routes DON'T run, and examples of connecting times are known to more ...

by NFlyer 10:09am, 4 December 2007 | 347 views | Ic_comment 16 comments

Broadmeadow will lose Services

Broadmeadow will loose fast direct services as on the new proposal the 226 will go 349 and 322. I am a resident and catch buses to work and have for 30years and require all fast and direct routes availiable more ...

by snugglepot 3:37pm, 24 November 2007 | 319 views | Ic_comment 12 comments

Review of what

The Lower Hunter needs a full review of all public transport not just a "Proposal to Update the (STA) Bus Network." The review should consider all buses, no matter what colour or who owns them, from Maitland more ...

by Bigfeller 6:34pm, 22 November 2007 | 330 views | Ic_comment 9 comments

Loss of service between Broadmeadow and Waratah

I would like to bring to your attention, in regards to the proposed changes to Newcastle bus services, that we will be losing a direct bus from 9 ways Broadmeadow to Waratah High School. This route is more ...

by meljmiller 2:19pm, 24 November 2007 | 320 views | Ic_comment 8 comments

Extract from Hansard quoting this discussion

We thought users of the site might be interested in this extract from Hansard (the record of parliament) in which Jodi Mckay quoted directly from this discussion in a speech on the bus review. Follow more ...

by admin 12:31am, 30 November 2007 | 298 views | Ic_comment 10 comments

Re The Missing Link The 226 Bus route.

I do feel that taking away the 226 Bus route is a big mistake as it is a very strategic corridor that is so importaint to so many of the Newcastle residents, it covers Newcastle west, Museum, Hamilton more ...

by xfester 9:13am, 28 November 2007 | 355 views | Ic_comment 8 comments

Is the real aim of this review to privatise Newcastle Buses & why have it a quiet time of year?

1. IS THE REAL AIM TO PRIVATISE NEWCASTLE BUSES Since their will be less bus routes, therefore making it even harder for passengers, (as was the case in 2002) is the real aim of this review, to reduce more ...

by NFlyer 4:57pm, 5 January 2008 | 218 views | Ic_comment 8 comments

Skipping Stops

Imagine you go to school. You went to bed at quarter past ten last night because you had a drama performance and got up at 6:50 that morning. You are extremely tired and you are running late for school. more ...

by lily 7:39pm, 12 December 2007 | 275 views | Ic_comment 5 comments

connection services

The bus network pre 2002 was 59 services last bus approx 12.30am every day. after 2002 cut to 24 but had to be expanded to 29 AKA attempts with services 313,315, 223,227,339,107,352,353 extensions more ...

by Hammo 10:27am, 10 December 2007 | 222 views | Ic_comment 8 comments

Service to Sandgate Area

I would like to see the proposed services 106 and 107 continue to St Joseph's Nurse Home at Sandgate. With the new traffic lights outside St Joseph's there is an ability for buses to turn at St Joseph's. more ...

by Catholic Care 2:51pm, 4 December 2007 | 248 views | Ic_comment 2 comments

Advertising the buses an idea (& as part of the bus review)?

CountryLink sometimes advertise, so why not advertise the buses (& as part of the bus review)? Say on the local TV stations, in the news media. I've encounted people that don't know that a bus route more ...

by NFlyer 11:10pm, 15 December 2007 | 204 views | Ic_comment 8 comments

Free Bus Services for All... Funded out of the RTA's roads Budget

This strategy combined with regular running times, cleanliness, politeness, and promptness would be a boon for public transport and take huge pressure of the road network. The RTA is full of engineers more ...

by Tony 4:37pm, 26 November 2007 | 236 views | Ic_comment 4 comments

Wheelchairs

A lot is said about having wheelchairs on buses. It does try to give equality however I believe there are much better ways of providing this service than useing regular buses to meet a specialist service. To more ...

by Bigfeller 10:04am, 9 December 2007 | 205 views | Ic_comment 6 comments

bus cancelation

Recently, the 350 has been cancelled and I have resorted to walking to school. I have also heard that some busses in Sydney have crashed and state transit has sent many of our busses to take over. Do you more ...

by Alexness 5:20pm, 13 December 2007 | 235 views | Ic_comment 4 comments

The Swansea buses at Broadmeadow

Now that both of the Swansea buses from town will not go through Broadmeadow. Have the people of Broadmeadow been naughty and cannot have a few buses past this railway station hub on the way from the city more ...

by xfester 2:16pm, 8 December 2007 | 201 views | Ic_comment 2 comments

Cuts to Bus Passes

It seems that MoT has changed the rules for school bus passes. The old rule was you must live at least 2kms from the school to your house as tthe crow flies. They have changed it to 2kms to any part of more ...

by Bigfeller 9:52pm, 5 January 2008 | 180 views | Ic_comment 5 comments

Integrated tickets & stop restrictions on private buses within government bus areas

What needs to be a major part of this review is having an integrated ticket system (ITS) for different modes of transport & between private & government transport companies similar to Melboune's more ...

by NFlyer 9:54pm, 8 January 2008 | 171 views | Ic_comment 4 comments

Comments on bus review extended to 11 Jan 2008

Just for information, commenting on the bus review has been extended to Friday 11 January 2008. See http://www.newcastlebuses.info/news.php?id=682 more ...

by NFlyer 11:54pm, 20 December 2007 | 246 views | Ic_comment 5 comments

Interchange Friendly Stops

A big push on this new configuration of bus routes is for using more interchanging of buses. However, many locations where you may need to interchange, are not 'interchange friendly', i.e. on busy roads more ...

by peters 10:44am, 10 December 2007 | 172 views | Ic_comment 2 comments

Connections between different modes of transport

Their has been a lot of comments about the various issues regarding the bus route review, yet hardly any comments about connections between different modes of transport for example between train & more ...

by NFlyer 9:03pm, 28 November 2007 | 248 views | Ic_comment 1 comment

The review needs to reduce "Not in service" runs

Today, five buses all operating special came one after the other, creating a gap in the CBD of about 15+ minutes or so, even though the majority of bus routes use the street. A review should be lookiing more ...

by NFlyer 10:29pm, 11 January 2008 | 159 views | Ic_comment 3 comments

connection services

by Hammo 10:24am, 10 December 2007 | 150 views | Ic_comment 2 comments

Route changes

I currently use the 310 / 311 bus service and do not agree that an already lengthy bus ride should be changed to incorporate more stops, more people and more travel time. peak hour buses are nearly full more ...

by starr 7:21pm, 10 December 2007 | 179 views | Ic_comment 2 comments

The Fare Free Zone needs to be extended to

The Fare Free Zone (FFZ) needs to be extended to Hamilton (Beaumont & Tudor Sts) along Beaumont St to the corner of Maitland Rd & Beaumont St, and it needs to be extended to include the trains more ...

by NFlyer 3:04pm, 9 January 2008 | 140 views | Ic_comment 2 comments

Buses to Nursting Home at Sandgate

I have been employed here at St Josephs Nursing home 5.5 years and in that time one big issue has been the difficulty for visitors without their own transport to access the facility via public transport more ...

by Beth 12:35pm, 3 January 2008 | 134 views | Ic_comment 1 comment

After the results are in for the bus review

After the results are in for the bus review, will Newcastle Buses publish another route map with the most useful changes & suggestions? If/when they do publish the resulting map, all the times, days more ...

by NFlyer 8:00pm, 10 January 2008 | 129 views | Ic_comment 0 comments