A spokesperson from Busways says the company is in the process of reviewing its current timetable of services between Wauchope and Port Macquarie.
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According to the Train Link timetable, of the six trains that stop at Wauchope station daily, only two have connecting bus services to Port Macquarie.
However these two buses only service half the journey. One drops passengers off to the train station to connect to the 8.44am train, but will not return passengers from Wauchope to Port Macquarie.
The only other connecting bus service with a train alighting at Wauchope departs for Port Macquarie at 6.45pm.
The situation hasn't deviated over the past 10 years, according to an article published in the Port News on January 8, 2010.
The article states back in 2010 there were also six trains that stopped at Wauchope, but just two trains had a connecting bus service.
Natasha Barlin lived in Port Macquarie for about five years and moved away to study at Newcastle.
She returned to spend a week in the town but had to rely on lifts and taxi service to get her to and from the Wauchope train station.
On Thursday, January 2 Natasha was catching the afternoon train to Taree, where her parents live.
She got a taxi to the station which cost about $60, in comparison to her $16 train ticket.
Natasha had been visiting friends in Port Macquarie for about a week.
She said she would definitely have taken a bus to and from the train station, if the services had linked better with her arrival and departure times.
Natasha said at the moment the bus service only comes with some trains and it should be available for every train.
Meanwhile Debra Fitzgerald travelled from Sydney to visit her friend Debbie Glen, who lives in Port Macquarie.
Debra got a lift with Debbie to and from the train station, but said she would definitely catch a bus to Port Macquarie if one was available to her.
Debbie said a better bus connection with trains would be handy if she was required to stay at work, or couldn't get to the station to collect Debra.
A Busways spokesperson said while there is no current timeline for additional services, staff are working with Transport for NSW to develop a solution for the medium-term future.
"The community will be informed once a decision has been made," she said.
In September 2019 a coach service between Tamworth and Port Macquarie became timetabled after a successful trial.
Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams said locals had embraced the trial service since its introduction in Mach 2018.
The Tamworth to Port Macquarie trial was developed based on feedback collected through surveys and a series of community engagement sessions.
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