Bus routes in Newcastle, New South Wales Bus routes in Newcastle, New South Wales 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. 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. Hunter Valley Buses also operate a large number of routes in the area. These two main operators have an east-west split, with
Stagecoach in Newcastle Killingworth estate in Newcastle. On Monday 9 January 2010 a schoolboy was hit by a single decker bus while the bus went through a red light. This caused damage to the bus and minor injuries to the child.(Bus make, model and registration are unknown) Stagecoach in Newcastle Stagecoach in Newcastle is a bus company and division of Stagecoach North East. Stagecoach in Newcastle is the biggest Stagecoach division in the North East and is one of the 3 major bus operators in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne alongside Arriva North East and Go North East, largely providing the bulk