News & events

On Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August, Hunter St will be closed between Tudor Street and Stewart Avenue due to construction works. Buses will be diverted along King St. Routes 11, 12, 13, 22, 26 and 28 will be impacted.  Services will return to Hunter Street at 5am on Monday 19 August. Customer service staff […]

Today marks the start of Rail Safety Week, with Newcastle Transport urging Novocastrians to stay alert and stay safe around the Newcastle light rail. CCTV footage released shows a number of dangerous incidents from motorists and pedestrians over the last twelve months. Keolis Downer Hunter General Manager, Emmanuel Genlot said the vision is worrying and […]

Thank you to everyone who entered the Newcastle Transport Scavenger Hunt during the Winter school holidays! Well done to the three winners of the competition, Lucy, Jehd and Frankie.  We had a blast receiving all of your entries and hearing about your adventures on board bus, light rail and ferry.  We especially loved this submission […]

Update: The Newcastle to Stockton ferry will return to a normal timetable on Wednesday 29 May after the maintenance work was completed ahead of schedule. We thank our customers for their patience while this work was carried out.   Buses will replace ferry services on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 May, between 10am to 2pm, […]

Go NSW! With one win under their belt already, we’re excited to cheer on the Sky Blues in the Women’s State of Origin series right here in Newcastle!  Game two will be held at McDonald Jones Stadium on Thursday 6 June, with a 7.45pm kick off time.  Use Newcastle Transport to get to the game! […]

Join us on Saturday 25 May as we open the doors of Hamilton Depot to the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie community! This is your chance to find out more about what we do, chat to Bus Operators about their career and look back at public transport across the last 100 years. There will be something […]

From 5am on Saturday 18 May, buses replace light rail services due to planned maintenance. Bus routes 11 and 13 will also run along Hunter and King St. Normal services resume 5pm on Saturday 18 May. You can view the light rail bus replacement map here Plan ahead using the Trip Planner at transportnsw.info/trip