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Sunbus is the principal provider of public transportation at Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
 in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia. It operates bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
 routes under the new QConnect
QConnect

qconnect is a system of integrated public transport that covers rail, bus, air and ferry networks in Regional Queensland, Australia. It was introduced by the Queensland Government in December 2007, and is an agency operated by Queensland Transport with an annual budget of more than A$300 million....
 scheme in regional Queensland.

us operates from Parkhurst in North Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
, down Allenstown in South Rockhampton. The area with the best service coverage is the highway strip along Musgrave Street in North Rockhampton.

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Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
 route numbers and destination information are displayed on the front of the buses.






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Sunbus is the principal provider of public transportation at Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
 in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia. It operates bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
 routes under the new QConnect
QConnect

qconnect is a system of integrated public transport that covers rail, bus, air and ferry networks in Regional Queensland, Australia. It was introduced by the Queensland Government in December 2007, and is an agency operated by Queensland Transport with an annual budget of more than A$300 million....
 scheme in regional Queensland.

Service Area

Sunbus operates from Parkhurst in North Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
, down Allenstown in South Rockhampton. The area with the best service coverage is the highway strip along Musgrave Street in North Rockhampton.

Qconnect services

Bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
 route numbers and destination information are displayed on the front of the buses. In addition, route numbers are also displayed on the side and back on most of the buses.

Fleet

Capricorn Sunbus operates a moderate fleet of minibuses, medium and large sized buses. The fleet comprises large low-floor accessible Volvo B12BLE
Volvo B12BLE

The Volvo Buses B12BLE is a low-entry city and suburban bus chassis launched in 2001 with an engine mounted on the rear overhang. It replaced the Volvo B10BLE and is used as a base for single deck buses in Europe and Australia....
 buses with VST bodywork, manufactured by Bustech
Bustech

Bustech is an Australian bus manufacturing, established in 1998 on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It is a sister company for Transit Australia-owned Surfside Buslines, who it also produces new buses for....
. There are many other wheelchair accessible buses in the fleet such as the Volvo B7RLE
Volvo B7RLE

Volvo B7RLE is a low-floor single deck city bus launched initially in Australia in 2001, and then in the United Kingdom in 2003 as an addition to the Volvo B7L single decker which was unsuccessful in these two countries....
, the Mercedes O815D minibus using CB20 bodywork, manufactured by Custom Coaches, and the new Bustech MDi low-floor midibuses. Most of their non-accessible fleet are progressively being replaced with newer accessible buses.

Interchanges

  • Rockhampton City Kern Arcade Interchange
  • Rockhampton City Transit Centre
    Bus station

    A bus station is a structure where city bus or intercity bus buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the sidewalk where buses can stop....
  • Stockland Rockhampton
    Stockland Rockhampton

    Stockland Rockhampton is a major Shopping mall, located on Bruce Highway in Park Avenue, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland....
  • Central Queensland University
    Central Queensland University

    CQUniversity is Australian public university based in Queensland. Its main campus in Rockhampton, Queensland Queensland, but it has operations throughout Asia-Pacific....
  • Northside Plaza
  • Stockland
    Stockland

    Stockland may refer to:* Stockland, a multinational company.* Stockland, Devon, a small village in Devon, UK....
     Kmart Bus Interchange (opening mid 2009)


Livery

Blue and white; with the Sunbus logo displayed on the front and sides of the buses. In addition, advertising is displayed on the back and side of most buses.

See also

  • QConnect
    QConnect

    qconnect is a system of integrated public transport that covers rail, bus, air and ferry networks in Regional Queensland, Australia. It was introduced by the Queensland Government in December 2007, and is an agency operated by Queensland Transport with an annual budget of more than A$300 million....
  • Sunbus Townsville
    Sunbus Townsville

    Sunbus is the principal provider of public transportation in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It operates bus routes under the new QConnect scheme in Regional Queensland....
  • Marlin Coast Sunbus
    Marlin Coast Sunbus

    Sunbus is the principal provider of public transportation at Cairns, Queensland in Queensland, Australia. It operates bus routes under the new QConnect scheme in Regional Queensland....
  • Garden City Sunbus
    Garden City Sunbus

    Sunbus is the principal provider of public transportation at Toowoomba, Queensland in Queensland, Australia. It will operate bus routes under the new QConnect scheme in Regional Queensland by June 2008....


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