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[ozbob]

http://download.translink.com.au/timetables/090803_109,139,169,209.pdf

[somebody]

I now see the reasoning for this route sticking to Annerley Rd, and thought I'd post it in case anyone is interested. Once the Eastern Busway extends to Corparoo, the vast majority of services to UQ Lakes will be coming from the south side of the SE busway. That means that the busway should favour these services over the 109. So connecting the busway to UQ to the SE busway around Stanley St would have been a bad idea. I favour the 109 sticking to Annerley Rd with the diversion it would have to endure to take the busway. Boggo Rd station has a nearby reasonably frequent train service, and the PA Hospital has the Ipswich Rd services.

[Golliwog]

Does anyone have the older timetable and know how long it took the 109 to go via Annerly Road?? If its slower than using the busway, then why should the people who do catch the 109 from the city be forced to take a longer route just because the boggo road busway is going to mostly have bus's from the south and east?

[Emmie]

I don't have a timetable, but I've used it both ways.  It often got caught in Annerley Rd traffic, and is certainly much faster under the current system, in my view.

[Golliwog]

I know it would certainly be more reliable (but I do remember getting the occasional good run) which in my opinion justifies putting it on the busway. I was just interested in how long they thought it used to take to go down Annerley road

[somebody]

IIRC timing now is 17 mins consistently, the old timetable had 14-22mins.  If the 109 also served Roma St, then the justification for taking more time on average would be connecting Roma St & PA Hospital.

[Golliwog]

mmmm, well I will definately prefer that when I go back. Frequency is great, but having the timetable being reliable, IMHO, is far more important.

[somebody]

If there was a 66+109 route, then perhaps in the AM peak it could detour to the Gabba northbound only.  That would get rid of the major objection to 66+109.  I would also suggest that we don't need the 169 heading to UQ in the AM, but a 159 (Warrigal Rd) route would be better.  Also, an 8 mile plains-Gabba-UQ Lakes peak only route would help things and free up the 209 from servicing the Gabba, although this would be questionable.

[Golliwog]

8 mile plains - Gabba - UQ Lakes run?

Why would someone from 8MP get on that bus just to go past the turn off to UQ then come back? Even more so when they already have a direct route to UQ.

[somebody]

8 mile plains - Gabba - UQ Lakes run?

Why would someone from 8MP get on that bus just to go past the turn off to UQ then come back? Even more so when they already have a direct route to UQ.

It's two routes in one.  An 8mp-Gabba and a Gabba-UQ Lakes.  No, you wouldn't use it for the full journey.  If the 169 became a 159 in peak as I was suggesting, from 8mp you would use a 111/162/555/??? and change at Griffith Uni or Garden City for a bus to UQ Lakes.