2015-04-07 Item 2 - Attachment 1 - Pre feasibility Study of Electric Bus Routes

3.   Electric bus route selection for the
     trial
     3.1      Existing bus network
     For the electric bus trial, a review of the existing TransLink bus network in Noosa was
     undertaken in order to select the most appropriate bus route for the trial in 2015.
     The existing bus network in the Noosa area is part of the Sunshine Coast contract area
     planned and managed by TransLink and operated by Sunbus or Transit Australia Group
     (TAG) from a bus depot at 9 Bonanza Court in Marcoola.

     3.1.1      Bus routes and services

     Nine (9) bus routes currently operate in the Noosa area in the TransLink bus network as
     shown in Figure 1 and are listed in Table 1. Four (4) of these routes operate exclusively in
     the Noosa area.
     Figure 1       Existing Bus Routes in the Noosa area




     Source: TransLink website, 2014

     Table 1        Existing Bus Routes and Services in Noosa

     Route     Description                          Route Type            Service Frequency
     620       Noosa Heads to                       Cross-regional        Every 30 minutes from 6 am to 7 pm
               Maroochydore via                                           and hourly after 7 pm until midnight
               Peregian Beach                                             daily (late evening trips to Tewantin)
     622       Maroochydore to Noosa                Cross-regional        Hourly from 6 am to 7 pm daily
               Junction via Airport,
               Coolum
     626       Tewantin to Sunrise Beach            Local                 Every 30 minutes from 7 am to 7 pm
               via Noosa Heads                                            daily
     627       Tewantin to Sunshine                 Local                 Every 30 minutes from 7 am to 7 pm
               Beach via Noosa Heads                                      daily
     628       Parklands to Noosa                   Local                 Hourly from 7 am to 7 pm daily
               Junction via Noosa Civic
     629       Tewantin to Noosa                    Local                 Hourly from 8 am to 6 pm
               Junction via Noosa Civic                                   weekdays; hourly from 9 am to 6 pm
                                                                          weekends
     630       Noosa to Nambour via                 Cross-regional        Limited trips on weekdays and
               Eumundi                                                    Saturdays; no Sunday services



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