Q&A - Maroochydore Service Improvements - Effective 13 December 2010

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What is the service change about?

* changes are being made to six existing bus services on the Sunshine Coast (600, 602, 613, 619, 620 and 622)

* two new services will also be added to the network (612 and 614)

* the service change is valued at $1,281,207.83 per year 

* route 622 has been extended to providing a permanent service to the Sunshine Coast Airport (replacing the temporary shuttle bus)

* the changes will provide customers with more efficient services

* two new low floor air-conditioned busses have also been added to service the region  the additional capacity has the potential to remove (xxx) cars from South East Queensland's congested roads.

* the service change will provide an additional 248 services per week, capable of carrying up to 11,406 passengers per week

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Better bus services for the Sunshine Coast

From Monday 13 December TransLink will introduce a $1.3 million package of service improvements to bus services on the Sunshine Coast. These service improvements will provide many public transport benefits to the Sunshine Coast community.

Visit the TRANSLink website for new timetables etc

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Timetable changes to affected services (Sunshine Coast)

600 Caloundra to Maroochydore
> The SCC public transport levy has funded an increase in service frequency with the introduction of 17 extra trips on Saturdays and 32 extra trips on Sundays.[/size]

602 Maroochydore to Caloundra
> The route will be split to form two routes; Caloundra to Maroochydore (route 602) and a new service Maroochydore to Nambour (route 612).
> This route will no longer service Nambour TAFE.
> Passengers travelling to the TAFE will need to catch route 610 which operates from Maroochydore to Nambour TAFE via Nambour station and Nambour  Hospital. This service provides a half hourly connection between Nambour TAFE, Nambour station and Sunshine Plaza.[/size]

612 Nambour Station to Maroochydore (New route)
> The route will operate between Maroochydore and Nambour travelling the previous alignment of route 602 between Maroochydore and Nambour.
> This route will not service Nambour TAFE.
> Passengers travelling to the TAFE will need to catch the 610 service which operates from Maroochydore to Nambour TAFE via Nambour station and Nambour Hospital. Route 610 provides a half hourly connection between Nambour TAFE, Nambour station and Sunshine Plaza.
> The Nambour hospital stop will be located on Blackall Terrace (for outbound services from Maroochydore). This will provide faster journey times for the majority of travellers, due Nambour's restrictive road network.[/size]

613 Twin Waters to Maroochydore
> Services will be increased from three trips in each direction to six trips in each direction, Monday to Friday.
> The route has also been modified to now service Millwell Road, Maroochydore.

614 Maroochydore to Kawana (New route)
> The route will operate half hourly between Maroochydore and Kawana (Monday to Friday).

619 Maroochydore to Kawana
> The existing route 619 (clockwise and anticlockwise Maroochydore loop) will be split to form two local routes; Maroochydore to Kawana - eastern (route 619) and Maroochydore to Kawana - western (route 614, 602).
> The SCC public transport levy has funded an increase in services with the introduction of 52 extra weekend services per week.

620 Maroochydore to Noosa
> The SCC public transport levy has funded an increase in weekend services with the introduction of 16 extra trips on Saturdays and 16 extra trips on Sundays.

622 Maroochydore to Noosa
> The existing 622 service (from Kawana to Peregian Springs) will terminate at Maroochydore.
> The route will extend north to service the Sunshine Coast Airport and Noosa Junction.
> Services will operate between Noosa Junction and Maroochydore via Peregian Springs.
> The section of the route south of Maroochydore will now be serviced by route 614 and 602.