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User Guide

Everything you need to get the most out of LiveStop.

Getting Started

Download LiveStop from the App Store and open it. No account or sign-up is required — the app works immediately. On first launch you will be prompted to allow location access, which lets LiveStop automatically surface stops near you.

  1. Download LiveStop from the App Store.
  2. Open the app. Allow location access when prompted for the best experience.
  3. LiveStop will show nearby stops and their next departures automatically.

Saving Favourites

Favourites let you pin the stops and services you use every day so they appear at the top of your home screen for instant access.

  1. Find the stop you want to save using the search or map view.
  2. Tap the stop to open its departure board.
  3. Tap the star icon in the top-right corner to add it to your favourites.
  4. Your favourited stops appear on the home screen every time you open LiveStop.

You can reorder favourites by pressing and holding a stop card on the home screen, then dragging it to the position you prefer.

Checking Live Arrivals

Arrival times in LiveStop are sourced directly from each state's public transport authority and updated in real time. A green badge indicates the service is on time or early; an orange badge indicates a delay.

  • Green badge — On time or early.
  • Orange badge — Running late. The displayed time reflects the estimated actual arrival.
  • Grey badge — Scheduled time (real-time data not available for this service).

Tap any departure to see full route details including all upcoming stops and the vehicle's current position.

Using the Map

The map view shows the live position of vehicles on your selected routes. Open it by tapping the Map tab in the bottom navigation bar.

  1. Tap the Map tab at the bottom of the screen.
  2. Your location is shown as a blue dot. Nearby stops appear as pins.
  3. Tap a stop pin to see its next departures.
  4. Tap a departure to see the vehicle moving live on the map.

Use the Search tab to find any stop or route by name, number, or suburb.

  1. Tap the Search tab in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. Type a stop name, route number, or suburb (e.g. “Central Station”, “370”, “Newtown”).
  3. Tap a result to open that stop's departure board.

Supported Regions

LiveStop currently supports the following Australian transit networks:

  • New South Wales — Transport for NSW (trains, buses, ferries, light rail)
  • Victoria — Public Transport Victoria (trains, trams, buses)
  • South Australia — Adelaide Metro (trains, trams, buses)
  • Queensland (SEQ) — Translink (trains, buses, ferries)

Coverage is limited to the metropolitan networks listed above. Regional and rural services may not be available in all areas.

Park & Ride

LiveStop shows real-time car park bay availability at park-and-ride facilities, so you can check before you leave home whether bays are available.

  1. Open the stop for a station that has a park-and-ride facility.
  2. A parking card appears below the departure board showing current bay availability.
  3. Availability is updated live and reflects the occupancy reported by the car park.

Park & Ride availability is currently supported at park-and-ride facilities across New South Wales. Not all stops will show a parking card — only those with a connected car park.