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Newcastle bus routes connect suburbs in and around Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, about 100 kilometres north of Sydney. Newcastle is the second-largest city in the state of New South Wales , serving as a regional centre for residents of the Central Coast , Hunter Valley and Great Lakes regions.
Following the deregulation of bus services in 1986, bus operators in Tyne and Wear have been able to set their own routes, fares and timetables. However, the current North East Mayor , Kim McGuinness , has intentions of bringing bus services back under public ownership and allowing for unified ticketing . [ 35 ]
Newcastle Buses & Ferries was a commuter bus and ferry service operating in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie from 1935 until 2017. Part of the State Transit Authority , it operated 26 bus routes and the Stockton ferry across the Hunter River .
[7] [8] In the same year, Newcastle Transport began trialling an on-demand bus service [9] within the Lake Macquarie area, servicing the suburbs of Dudley, Mount Hutton and Warners Bay. [10] Newcastle Transport commenced operations with a fleet of 172 MAN, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo buses. [11] Buses are operated out of depots in Belmont and Hamilton.
The station has ten bus stands, nine for departures (stand A to J), and an additional alighting point (stand K). [3] The bus stands at Haymarket continue the lettering sequence (stand L to Y). Each bus stand has ten seats, real-time information displays, and automatic doors (which open only when a bus is at the stand).
A further delivery in July 2011 saw Walkergate depot take delivery of twenty-six Alexander Dennis Enviro 400H double-deckers, as part of the government's green bus scheme. [3] These buses initially served on routes 39 and 40 from their introduction, until turn of the new decade, when they were replaced by new Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC ...
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The bus station is located above the metro station and surrounding the interchange building. It is served by Arriva North East, Go North East and Stagecoach in Newcastle's local bus services, with frequent routes serving Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside. The bus station has seven departure stands (lettered A–G), each of which is fitted ...