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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Michael Parris

HISTORICAL FACTS: Newcastle public transport numbers still down - The Untold Story

Newcastle public transport patronage is barely half of what it was before COVID-19 as commuters continue to abandon the network.

Transport for NSW Opal card figures show bus passenger numbers across Newcastle averaged 246,000 a month in the six months to November 2022, compared with 397,000 a month in the corresponding period in 2019, a fall of 38 per cent.

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