School route |
Schools impacted |
School route change |
798 AM |
St Mary's Gateshead
St Paul's Primary School Gateshead
Wiripaang Primary School
Hunter Sports High School |
From Monday 24 February, the school route 798 will now travel along Albert Street, Victoria Road and James Street to service bus stops at:
· Albert St opp. James St (2290503)
· Victoria Rd at James St (2290504)
· James St at Henry Pl (2290505)
· Albert St at Violet Town Rd (2290239).
To accommodate this change, the school route 798 timetable will be adjusted 3 minutes earlier in the morning:
· Andrew Rd & Croudace Bay Rd at 0739
· Regal Way Near Trafalgar Cr at 0747
· Tingira Heights Violet Town Rd at 0754
· St. Marys High, Gateshead at 0809
· Hunter Sports High School at 0812 |
School route |
Schools impacted |
School route change |
744 AM |
Wiripaang Primary School
Hunter Sports High School |
From Monday 24 February, the school bus route 744 will now start from Wiripaang Primary School, 6 minutes later:
· Wiripaang Primary Gateshead at 8.24am
· Hunter Sports High at 8.45am
· Wiripaang Primary Gateshead at 8.49am. |
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Students and parents can also use Trip Planner to plan their trip from home to school. Just follow these steps:
- Enter your location in the ‘From’ field, such as your home address
- Enter your destination in the ‘To’ field, such as your school name
- Set the date and time you wish to travel, e.g. 8.00am
- Select ‘School bus’ under the ‘Options’ tab to see school buses.
- To narrow down your results to only school buses, untick the checkboxes for the other transport modes.
- Look for the school bus icon in your trip plan results.
Useful links to plan your school trip
Long term bus stop closures:
121 Lookout Rd, New Lambton Heights
Due to the extension of the Newcastle Inner City Bypass bus stop 121 Lookout Rd, New Lambton Heights (2305150) will be closed until early-mid 2025. Please use the bus stop on Lookout Rd, opposite Grandview Rd, approx 270m towards Charlestown Rd.
Queens Rd at Evescourt Rd
Due to building works, stop 230592 Queens Rd at Evescourt will be closed until further notice.
Please use stop 230591 Queens Rd at High St approx. 125m west fronting 65 Queens Road.