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Christmas with Newcastle Transport

1.12.20

The Christmas bus is back for another year. Newcastle Transport On Demand is sporting bright red Rudolph noses. Our trams have been transformed into Santa's reindeer. There's lots of Christmas cheer to be found across the Newcastle Transport network!

Customers can now plan their trip

29.11.20

From Sunday 13 December, there will be improvements to Newcastle Transport bus services across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Customers can now view new timetables and maps on the Newcastle Transport website.

Light Rail Service Changes 27 – 30 November

19.11.20

From 8pm on Friday 27 November until 5am on Monday 30 November, light rail services will not run due to Hunter Water sewer main repair work.

Improvements for Newcastle Transport bus services

8.11.20

Changes to Newcastle Transport services will come into effect from Sunday 13 December to improve reliability and provide more services to the community.

More ways to pay for your public transport trip

1.10.20

There are more ways to pay for your public transport fare than ever before. You can use your Opal card to tap on and off on any public transport service. An Opal card is the best option if you’re travelling with a concession. When you use your Opal card correctly by tapping on and tapping […]

Road users continuing to put themselves at risk around light rail

13.08.20

This Rail Safety Week we want to remind customers and other road users to always look, listen and be alert around trams.

Face masks strongly recommended on public transport

3.08.20

Following NSW Health advice, wearing a face mask while using public transport is strongly recommended.

Do the right thing and tap on every time

7.07.20

It’s now easier than ever to pay for public transport because contactless payments are available on all public transport in NSW. You can use a contactless credit or debit card or linked device for Adult Opal fares and get the same travel benefits as Opal.

Update: Follow physical distancing guidance – ‘No dot, no spot”

20.05.20

Tuesday 23 June 2020 update: Public transport is a key part of NSW’s plan for a COVID Safe economy, helping people safely move around, return to jobs, and providing certainty for businesses so they can plan ahead for their workforces. From Wednesday 1 July, the COVIDSafe Transport Plan will help support the next stage in […]

Helping you maintain physical distancing on public transport

18.05.20

To help you plan ahead and allow for physical distancing on public transport Transport for NSW has updated the service capacity information available. Real time capacity To see if you can maintain physical on board Newcastle Transport buses, you can check: in the Trip Planner results (on this site and the Opal Travel app) in […]