Published Wednesday, 23 April, 2008 at 03:37 PM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
CBD bus stops to change from 19 May
Bus stops for more than 120 bus routes will change from 19 May to coincide with the opening of the new $333 million Inner Northern Busway.
Three new bus routes will also be introduced on the same day as part of more than $5 million in service improvements.
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the major reshuffle of bus stops also included the reopening of platform B in the Queen Street bus station.
"Part of the reason for these changes is to locate bus services with similar destinations at the same stop or at adjacent stops," he said.
"This will mean passengers will have easier access to a broader range of services to get them where they need to go.
"Many routes will also now take advantage of the new busway stations at King George Square and Roma Street.
"Full information about stop changes is now available on the TransLink website and I urge all bus users to check if their route is affected before 19 May."
The new services being introduced on 19 May include a new busway-only service to be known as route 66.
"Route 66 will operate exclusively on the South East Busway and Inner Northern Busway between Wolloongabba and QUT Kelvin Grove," he said.
"In order to maximise the capacity of this service banana buses will be used on all runs.
"Route 66 will run every ten minutes in the peak and every 15 minutes off-peak on weekdays from 6.30am to 8.00pm.
"It will serve a vital function linking major destinations in the inner city such as South Bank, the Mater Hospital, the city centre, Roma Street Station and QUT's campus at Kelvin Grove.
"We expect that route 66 will also take some pressure off other popular services such as the 333 to Chermside and the 111 to Eight Mile Plains."
There will also be two new limited stops peak hour services from Chermside and Carindale, to be known as the 332 and 222, along with more services for the 320.
"We will be increasing the weekday frequency of the 320 on a trial basis to provide connections for employees of the Brisbane Airport," Minister Mickel said.
"An additional 25 weekday trips providing capacity for an extra 1500 passengers a day will run for three months.
"If patronage is high enough during the trial, TransLink will introduce these improvements permanently.
"I urge all employees of the Brisbane Airport who can access the 320 to give this service a try.
"If usage is high enough it could help reduce traffic at the airport roundabout."
Thirty routes from across the Brisbane area will use the Inner Northern Busway when it opens.
It is anticipated there will be more than 50 000 passenger movements at the new King George Square and Roma Street Busway stations each week day.
For more information about public transport and services go to www.translink.com.au or phone 13 12 30.
Media contact: Chris Brown 3237 1944
April 23, 2008
Three new bus routes will also be introduced on the same day as part of more than $5 million in service improvements.
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said the major reshuffle of bus stops also included the reopening of platform B in the Queen Street bus station.
"Part of the reason for these changes is to locate bus services with similar destinations at the same stop or at adjacent stops," he said.
"This will mean passengers will have easier access to a broader range of services to get them where they need to go.
"Many routes will also now take advantage of the new busway stations at King George Square and Roma Street.
"Full information about stop changes is now available on the TransLink website and I urge all bus users to check if their route is affected before 19 May."
The new services being introduced on 19 May include a new busway-only service to be known as route 66.
"Route 66 will operate exclusively on the South East Busway and Inner Northern Busway between Wolloongabba and QUT Kelvin Grove," he said.
"In order to maximise the capacity of this service banana buses will be used on all runs.
"Route 66 will run every ten minutes in the peak and every 15 minutes off-peak on weekdays from 6.30am to 8.00pm.
"It will serve a vital function linking major destinations in the inner city such as South Bank, the Mater Hospital, the city centre, Roma Street Station and QUT's campus at Kelvin Grove.
"We expect that route 66 will also take some pressure off other popular services such as the 333 to Chermside and the 111 to Eight Mile Plains."
There will also be two new limited stops peak hour services from Chermside and Carindale, to be known as the 332 and 222, along with more services for the 320.
"We will be increasing the weekday frequency of the 320 on a trial basis to provide connections for employees of the Brisbane Airport," Minister Mickel said.
"An additional 25 weekday trips providing capacity for an extra 1500 passengers a day will run for three months.
"If patronage is high enough during the trial, TransLink will introduce these improvements permanently.
"I urge all employees of the Brisbane Airport who can access the 320 to give this service a try.
"If usage is high enough it could help reduce traffic at the airport roundabout."
Thirty routes from across the Brisbane area will use the Inner Northern Busway when it opens.
It is anticipated there will be more than 50 000 passenger movements at the new King George Square and Roma Street Busway stations each week day.
For more information about public transport and services go to www.translink.com.au or phone 13 12 30.
Media contact: Chris Brown 3237 1944
April 23, 2008