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This relatively vast network of wharves and services on the river included many wharves on the Newcastle foreshore, Bullock Island, the Stockton foreshore, and Port Waratah. [3] The passenger ferry service that operated between Queens Wharf and Stockton, which runs in an area further downstream of the river from the bridge, is the only ferry ...
On 2 February 1983, the Stockton ferry service was taken over from a private operator. [1] In November 2015, the Government announced its intention to incorporate Newcastle Buses & Ferries into the Newcastle Transport along with the Newcastle Light Rail and that the operation of services shall be contracted to a private operator.
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. Bus services within Newcastle are operated by Newcastle Transport. It also operates a ferry service across the Hunter River between Newcastle's CBD and Stockton.
The route number of the first route in the timetable concerned prefixed by the letter b for Sydney and Blue Mountains timetables, c for Central Coast timetables, n for Newcastle timetables, r for regional/country timetables and w for Wollongong timetables. Busways routes from Newcastle are listed as Regional (r).
The airport is jointly owned by Newcastle City Council and Port Stephens Council, and managed by Newcastle Airport Pty Ltd. The airport and associated developments support over 3,300 jobs and contributed $1.19 billion to the economy of the lower Hunter Region in 2015. [5] The airport runway is owned by RAAF Base Williamtown.
In January 2018, the bus route network was completely redesigned with the number of routes reduced from 27 to 21. [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.
The airport is also home to the Newcastle Airport Fire Academy. [31] [32] The Newcastle Aviation Academy is also located within this area. When Gill Airways operated, its head office was in the New Aviation House, on the airport property. [33] The south side of the airport also has a base for the National Police Air Service. [34]
As part of its plans to revitalise the Newcastle central business district, the Newcastle railway line was closed east of Hamilton on 25 December 2014 to allow construction of the Newcastle Light Rail line. [3] [4] [5] Included in the project was a transport interchange. [6] [5] [7] Concourse