Sunstate Coaches
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| Parent | Fred Carah |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Eagle Farm |
| Service area | Brisbane Gold Coast New South Wales North Coast |
| Service type | Coach operator |
| Routes | 4 |
| Stations | Casino Grafton Roma Street |
| Depots | 2 |
| Fleet | 22 (November 2015) |
| Website | www.sunstatecoaches.com.au |
Sunstate Coaches is an Australian coach operator founded in 1985 by Fred Carah. It operates coach charters in Brisbane as well as operating services under contract to NSW TrainLink.
Services
Sunstate operates services under contract to NSW TrainLink from the Brisbane Transit Centre and Surfers Paradise to Casino and Grafton on the New South Wales North Coast where connections are made with XPT train services to and from Sydney.[1] Sunstate commenced operating variations of these services for CountryLink in January 1997.[2]
NSW TrainLink services
| From | To | Via |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Transit Centre | Casino | Beenleigh & Lismore |
| Surfers Paradise Transit Centre | Casino | Palm Beach, Kingscliff Pottsville, Bangalow/Byron Bay & Lismore |
| Tweed Heads | Casino | Murwillumbah, Byron Bay/Eltham & Lismore |
| Byron Bay | Grafton | Ballina, Yamba & Maclean |
Fleet
As at November 2015 the fleet consisted of 22 coaches.[3] Fleet livery is white with cream and red stripes. Several coaches are painted in NSW TrainLink livery.
Depots
Sunstate operate depots in Eagle Farm and Burleigh.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "CountryLink Changes" Australian Bus Panorama issue 12/5 April 1997 page 14
- ↑ Sunstate Coaches Australian Bus Fleet Lists
