Which Ipswich Line to Beenleigh Line Cross-town Route

[achiruel]

These are a few options for cross-town routes to connect the Ipswich and Beenleigh lines (and maybe pick up a few passengers at other places along the way).  Which routes are the best choices?

Darra to Garden City via Coopers Plains

Darra Station to Springwood Bus Station via Kuraby

Goodna Station to Loganlea Station via Logan Mwy & Grand Plaza

Darra Station to Garden City via Durack & Acacia Ridge

Darra to Springwood Bus Station via Durack & Acacia Ridge

Darra to Loganlea Station via Forest Lake & Grand Plaza

[#Metro]

I like the fast direct option. There isn't really a legible fast option to go straight from Garden City to Coopers Plains to Darra/Ipswich line without having to spend 20 minutes going into the CBD. There are times when I think "I want to go to the Gold Coast". What do I have to do? Head into the CBD and then backtrack. Or wait forever (1 hour! and then endure the journey). I could be there in 1 hour. Ridiculous.

[SurfRail]

Wacol to Springwood

This is a further out version, but connects to Richlands Station, Inala Plaza (100), Sunnybank Hills (130/140), Fruitgrove (150), Kuraby and Springwood.  You would also be able to connect this to any future Acacia Ridge station.

I would keep clear of extensive motorway running - point to point travel is not going to make the service very viable.

[BrizCommuter]

Change at Roma Street?

[somebody]

Wacol to Springwood

This is a further out version, but connects to Richlands Station, Inala Plaza (100), Sunnybank Hills (130/140), Fruitgrove (150), Kuraby and Springwood.  You would also be able to connect this to any future Acacia Ridge station.

I would keep clear of extensive motorway running - point to point travel is not going to make the service very viable.

But doesn't connect directly to the Gold Coast trains.  Seems a bit of a limitation.

I've voted the first option only. Other options are mostly too long/circuitous/parallel the train line on Beenleigh Rd for too long.

Change at Roma Street?

There's a fairly acute angle involved in that though.  This service is worth considering IMO.

[#Metro]

I like the first option, although I have a pet hate about Coopers Plains station- there isn't a decent bus interchange!
A nice, legible Coopers Plains station route would be good indeed.

If that carpark was removed and the very long path to it made into a one lane bus entry, that could become a bus interchange. So the bus could turn up, drop off passengers, and head out of the station rather than 'sorta-kinda' go near it. 

In via Beaton street, drop off, out via Rookwood Avenue.

[somebody]

Can a bus reach the marked points on the attachment, does anyone know? (hope you can see this one)

[Jonas Jade]

^ I definitely don't think a bus can use Joyce St. 

[somebody]

^ I definitely don't think a bus can use Joyce St. 

Other side of the train line from my question.

[Jonas Jade]

^ I definitely don't think a bus can use Joyce St. 

Other side of the train line from my question.

ah sorry, on the map I saw showed Joyce St lol.

The others, A bus could *probably* use it, I had a look around on Google street view just before. There's no right turn out of Boundary Rd into Henley though, which could be a bit of a problem as the intersection would need to be reworked or the bus would need to a much larger loop, and as someone mentioned maybe open up one end of the car park for bus access?

[somebody]

In the westbound direction, you'd have to run from Boundary, R Rosedale, R Henley, L Car Park area, (loop around), R Henley, L Rosedale, R Boundary.

[SurfRail]

But doesn't connect directly to the Gold Coast trains.  Seems a bit of a limitation.

I should clarify that I see this as another cross-town service, rather than an alternative to the ones above which are for a closer in run.  I would support the first option for that role.