Ekka services and Regional Show Public Holiday services 2014

[ozbob]

Ekka and Regional Show Public Holiday services

--> http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/19166/details

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http://translink.com.au/travel-information/network-information/event-transport/details/2541

Friday 8 August 2014 to Sunday 17 August 2014

Scheduled services

Buses
 
Service    Approximate     frequency         To Ekka        From Ekka

EK1 - Shorncliffe to Ekka    every 30mins    9am to 5.30pm    11.10am to 10pm
EK2 - Boggo Road to Ekka    every 20mins    9am to 5.40pm    11.10am to 10pm
EK3 - Woollongabba to Ekka    every 15mins    9am to 5.45pm    11.05am to 10pm
EK4 - Carindale to Ekka    every 20mins    9am to 5.20pm    11am to 10pm
EK5 - Eight Mile Plains    every 20mins    9am to 5.40pm    11.10am to 10pm
EK6 - Chermside to Ekka    every 20mins    9am to 5.40pm    10.50am to 10pm

Ekka trains

Catch an Ekka train from Roma Street, Brisbane Central or Fortitude Valley station.

Trains will run to the Ekka every 15 minutes from 9am to 8pm, except weekdays from 4pm to 6pm when services will run every 30 minutes.

Trains will run from the Ekka every 15 minutes from 9am to 10pm.

Royal Queensland Show Holiday, Wednesday 13 August: Trains will run to the Ekka every 15 minutes from 9am to 8pm, and from the Ekka every 15 minutes from 9am to 10pm.

Additional scheduled train services --> http://translink.com.au/travel-information/network-information/event-transport/details/2541

Ticket and fare information

TransLink's Ekka travel ticket is the cheapest and easiest way to travel to the Ekka. You can get to and from the RNA showgrounds from anywhere on the TransLink network for just $6 for adults and $3 for children/concession*.

You can also travel to the Ekka using your go card.

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Overall much more rational use of services and modes this year.   

[SurfRail]

The Shorncliffe one is fairly pointless, but otherwise no issues.

[ozbob]

EKKA steam --> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=833768683308160

Queensland Rail

In more exciting steam train news... our BB18 ¼ class steam loco 1079 will make its return to the Ekka this year.

Steam train buffs can climb aboard the service on August 9, 10, 13, 16 and 17 between 11am and 3.30pm, from Roma St, Central, Fortitude Valley and Exhibition stations.

[techblitz]

Some sort of glitch on TL website has them stating that outbound services for the 680 are operating to a saturday/ekka timetable and inbound 680 services operating to normal weekday timetable....ive notified them of this and lets see if they even bother to fix it....
Because of the glitch...a 680 passenger who went by the journey planner this morning was left stranded for 35 mins at her stop.
Edit: multiple pax affected this morning..
Certainly hope the workers who have to catch the bus from northlakes this evening realise that thier last service leaves 5.15...not 7.47 as per current journey planner

[James]

It won't happen. The way the Ekka holiday timetable changes are done is disappointing to say the least. Pax will definitely be left stranded at Chermside... and to think these people are paying peak-hour fares for the privilege!

It shall be fun paying peak fare to ride on an hourly bus service on Wednesday...

[aldonius]

I was on the train from FG to Sth Bris at 10:30 yesterday morning; Ekka crowds mean it was quite busy, particularly in the centre carriages. Front carriage was its usual near-deserted self.

Lots of family groups standing - presumably due to all the singletons sprinkled around.

[Fares_Fair]

There were no Rail Bus services running today between Caboolture and Nambour...  due to the Caboolture Show.

Anyone notice? 

[techblitz]

It won't happen. The way the Ekka holiday timetable changes are done is disappointing to say the least. Pax will definitely be left stranded at Chermside... and to think these people are paying peak-hour fares for the privilege!

It shall be fun paying peak fare to ride on an hourly bus service on Wednesday...

turning into a bit of an issue..
Hopped off the o/b 680 @ kallangur.asked lady across rd how long shes been waiting for her inbound..said 40 mins...hopped back onto her 680 bus back to petrie...and asked others on bus same question.... U guessed it..more affected..
Have rung translink a second time about this and they said it will be referred to the web-team.

[Arnz]

There were no Rail Bus services running today between Caboolture and Nambour...  due to the Caboolture Show.

Anyone notice?

Notices were put up at the Landsborough and Beerwah attended ticket office windows this morning.

[Fares_Fair]

There were no Rail Bus services running today between Caboolture and Nambour...  due to the Caboolture Show.

Anyone notice?

Notices were put up at the Landsborough and Beerwah attended ticket office windows this morning.

[BrizCommuter]

Lots of EKx buses passing through RBWH busway today, all with less than 4 passengers.

[STB]

Every year we get a mish mash of timetables from normal weekday timetables through to Sunday/public holiday timetables, and peak hour fares added.  Surely a standard Saturday timetable (minus Nightlink services) would be enough with the off peak fares done all day? 

[ozbob]

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