Surfside Buslines Tweed Heads will operate over 450 new additional weekly bus services as part of a regional growth bus program to improve bus services in regional areas, with more services to popular locations like Kingscliff TAFE and longer operating hours on key routes.
Surfside Buslines services in Tweed Heads will be boosted from 16 December 2019 – Transport NSW Blog Collection
The new services include 160 extra weekly services before 7am and after 6pm and 50 new weekly services before 5am and after 9pm.
Every route in the Tweed will have a direct or timetabled connecting service to The Tweed Hospital, Tweed Mall and the Queensland border. Services to the hospital have been improved between 5am and 11pm weekdays, with buses every 15 minutes during most parts of the day. Kingscliff TAFE will be easier to access with the 601 doubling in frequency and a new 609 route from Murwillumbah.
The additional and improved services will start from Monday 16 December 2019.
A full list of services is available below;
CHANGES TO SURFSIDE TWEED SERVICES
Route 600
Banora Point to Tweed Mall, via Tweed City and The Tweed Hospital (New route)
420 additional weekly services
Services running half-hourly through most parts of the day, with new late afternoon and evening services on weekdays and Saturday
Combines with route 601 to provide uniformly spread, 15-minute services between Tweed City and Tweed Mall, via The Tweed Hospital
Route 601
Kingscliff to Tweed Heads West via Tweed City, The Tweed Hospital and Coolangatta
219 additional weekly services
Doubled frequency seven days a week, with additional late afternoon and evening services on weekdays and Saturday
Combines with route 600 to provide consistent, 15-minute services between Tweed City and Tweed Mall, via The Tweed Hospital
601 will now end at Tweed River Regional Museum
Route 602
Banora Point to Tweed City
Links with routes 600 and 604 to provide increased services between Banora Point and Tweed City, including timetabled connections to the high demand 600 and 601 services on Minjungbal Drive
602 will now operate in both directions, rather than a one-way loop to provide a more direct path
Services will now end at Tweed City, Kirkwood Rd
Route 603
Pottsville to Tweed City via Hastings Point, Cabarita Beach, Kingscliff TAFE and Chinderah
40 additional weekly services
6 additional trips on weekdays, and 10 additional trips on Saturdays
New timetabled connections to the high demand 600 and 601 services on Minjungbal Drive
Services will now end at Tweed City, Kirkwood Rd
Route 604
Banora Point to Tweed City via Phillip Parade
6 additional weekly services
Links with routes 600 and 602 to provide increased services between Banora Point and Tweed City, including timetabled connections to the high demand 600 and 601 services on Minjungbal Drive
Services will now end at Tweed City, Kirkwood Rd
Route 605
Murwillumbah to Tweed City via Tumbulgum and Terranova
Additional return evening trips on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, as well as timetabled connections to the high demand 600 and 601 services on Minjungbal Drive
Daytime service frequency reduced to reflect demand
Services will now end at Tweed City, Kirkwood Rd
Route 606
Fingal to Tweed City via Chinderah
One service in each direction, Monday to Friday, with no weekend services (same as existing)
Service reduced due to very low passenger demand
Route 607
(Withdrawn)
Modifications to routes 602 and 604, and the introduction of the higher frequency route 600 have replaced the 607
Demand will be met through the new and increased services
New services will connect customers with the key destinations serviced by the 607
Route 608
Bilambil Heights to Tweed City via Tweed Heads West and Kennedy Drive
Route will no longer operate to Coolangatta and Tweed Mall
Coolangatta or Tweed Mall will be serviced by the 601 with doubled frequency via Kennedy Drive at Tweed Heads West
Bus stops on Kennedy Drive near Gray Street have shelters for northbound passengers who need to transfer.
Services will now end at Tweed City, Kirkwood Rd
Route 609
Murwillumbah and Kingscliff TAFE (New route)
New service with 5 trips on weekdays, travelling in both directions
Transfer to the 601 for services towards Kingscliff Shops, and the 603 for services towards Pottsville
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