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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Anna Falkenmire

Only 500 from Hunter to use public transport for Swift concerts, govt says

Essential trackwork on the Central Coast Newcastle line will clash with Taylor Swift's four sold-out Sydney shows. Pictures from file, by AP Photo

THE TRANSPORT authority has doubled down on its plan to get Taylor Swift fans to Sydney when trains from Newcastle are replaced by buses this weekend, just days after commuter chaos unfolded on the same line.

Transport for NSW is preparing for up to 500 ticketholders to make their way from the Hunter and Upper Central Coast to Olympic Park for each of the pop megastar's concerts on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

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