Three various NSW coach services are now permanent following highly successful trials in recent years
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The NSW trials for coach routes are now permanent
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In a boost for New South Wales’s bus and coach network, the state government has announced that various trial coach routes will now be made permanent services.
In Broken Hill, two trial NSW TrainLink coach routes will become permanent services following positive customer feedback and high patronage.
The coach runs between Broken Hill and Adelaide and between Broken Hill and Mildura, with the trial running twice a week since June 2019.
Transport for NSW Chief Operating Officer for Customer Experience Rob Chaseling says patronage on these services has been strong, indicating how much the community values the transport links.
“Over the past four years, the connections provided by these trial coach services have been vital for our customers and the wider community,” Chaseling says.
“We are pleased these two services will continue in an ongoing basis from July, ensuring Broken Hill and other rural and remote communities have public transport connections to major service centres.
“Making these coach services permanent has a range of benefits such as supporting and enhancing tourism, creating new economic opportunities and improving access to education, health care and other transport modes.”
Broken Hill to Adelaide service operates on Mondays and Fridays and the Adelaide to Broken Hill service operates on Tuesdays and Sundays.
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The Broken Hill to Mildura service operates on Wednesdays and Fridays and returns on the same day.
Transport for NSW has also announced that a trial coach route between Goulburn and Canberra is to become permanent.
The trial was launched in September 2018 as a five day a week coach service returning on the same day and targeting social and medical related journeys.
“Over the past four years, the connections provided by these trial coach services have been vital for our customers and the wider community,” Chaseling says.
“From July, we are pleased that this service will continue to run on an ongoing basis, ensuring Goulburn and other rural and remote communities have public transport connections to major service centres.
“Making this coach service permanent has a range of benefits such as supporting and enhancing tourism, creating new economic opportunities and improving access to education, health care and other transport modes.”
The decision to retain the coach services was based on factors including patronage and wider social benefit.
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