sports - 2026-06-19

Northern Beaches bus passengers warned tracking may disappear during industrial action

Source: transportnsw.info

Northern Beaches bus passengers are being warned they may need to allow extra time for trips during industrial action, with some services expected to run without real-time tracking. While buses are still expected to operate, the loss of live arrival information could make it harder for locals to plan journeys, especially on commuter routes into the city.

Northern Beaches bus passengers are being warned they may need to allow extra time for trips during industrial action, with some services expected to run without real-time tracking. While buses are still expected to operate, the loss of live arrival information could make it harder for locals to plan journeys, especially on commuter routes into the city. Transport says customers may experience limited or unavailable real-time bus tracking during the disruption. That means arrival data may not appear as normal in travel apps or online journey planners, even where a bus service is still running. A key reason is that onboard Opal card readers may be turned off on some buses as part of the industrial action. When that happens, the tracking systems that rely on those devices may not show a bus in the usual way, leaving passengers without the live updates many rely on before heading to a stop. The disruption is expected to affect services across Sydney's Northern Beaches and the lower North Shore. That includes buses starting and finishing in the CBD, which could create added uncertainty for commuters travelling to and from the city during peak periods. For Northern Beaches...