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Roxette - 14 February
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In brief

    Concert
    Dates:Tuesday, 14 February
    Venue:Brisbane Entertainment Centre
    Start:7:30pm
    Finish:10:00pm

Public transport services to the event
Scheduled services

Boondall station (on the Shorncliffe line) is the closest train station to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. The station is approximately a 550 metre walk along a fully-lit path to the front entrance of the centre.

Use the journey planner to find out which scheduled bus and train services travel to Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
Public transport services from the event
Scheduled services

Use the journey planner to find out which scheduled bus and train services travel from Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
Additional trains

In addition, extra train services will operate from the event:
Departure station    Departure time    Stops    Arrival station    Arrival time
Boondall    11.25pm    All stations    Central    11.52pm

Customers planning to arrive in Brisbane CBD after 11pm should check the last train service to their destination.

Missing the last Cleveland and Ferny Grove trains still rubs me up the wrong way.  At least it gets the IPS/CAB/BNH trains.

30 minute frequency heading to the venue annoys me also.

[somebody]

Rod Stewart
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In brief

    Concert - 4
    Dates:Wednesday, 22 February
    Venue:Brisbane Entertainment Centre
    Start:8:00pm
    Finish:11:00pm

Public transport services to the event
Scheduled services

Boondall station (on the Shorncliffe line) is the closest train station to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. The station is approximately a 550 metre walk along a fully-lit path to the front entrance of the centre.

Use the journey planner to find out which scheduled bus and train services travel to Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
Public transport services from the event
Scheduled services

Use the journey planner to find out which scheduled bus and train services travel from Brisbane Entertainment Centre.
Additional trains

In addition, extra train services will operate from the event:
Departure station    Departure time    Stops    Arrival station    Arrival time
Boondall    11.25pm    All stations    Central    11.57pm
Boondall    11.35pm    All stations    Central    12.08am (Thursday 23 February)

If you're planning to arrive in Brisbane CBD after 11pm, you should check the last train service to your destination.

Is the Central arrival time of the first service a misprint?  That only allows 1 minute to connect to the last Ipswich train.  It's normally 5 minutes earlier.

[HappyTrainGuy]

Maybe translink should publish the details of the Soundwave trains via exhibition at the RNA showgrounds. No doubt that will go up on Friday arvo when no body has a chance to see it.

[somebody]

NRL Round 10 Double Header
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In brief

    Broncos fans
    Dates:Friday, 11 May
    Venue:Suncorp Stadium
    Start:7:00pm
    Finish:10:30pm
    Gates:Open at 4.30pm

Public transport services to the event

Ensure you don't miss kick-off. Plan your journey and arrive well before the games start.

The Brisbane Broncos v Manly Sea Eagles game kicks off at 7pm.

The Bulldogs v Gold Coast Titans game kicks off at 8.45pm.

Suncorp Stadium always has a curtain-raiser game and there is plenty of action to keep you entertained before kick-off.
Scheduled services

Suncorp Stadium is close to Roma Street and Milton train stations. The nearest bus stops are on Caxton Street/Given Terrace or Milton Road.

Use the journey planner to find out which scheduled bus and train services travel to Suncorp Stadium.
Shuttle buses

Shuttle bus services will operate from the following locations between 5pm and 7pm:

    Adelaide Street stop 45, Brisbane City (high frequency, until 7pm)
    Makerston Street, Brisbane City (high frequency, until 7pm)
    Eight Mile Plains busway station (approximately every 10-15 minutes, until 6.40pm)
    Carindale bus station stop H (approximately every 15 minutes, until 6.40pm)
    Chermside bus station zone D (approximately every 15 minutes, until 6.40pm)
    Waterworks Road, The Gap (approximately every 30 minutes, until 6.40pm).

View detailed shuttle bus stop information or the Suncorp Stadium location map.
Additional trains

In addition, extra train services will operate to the event:
Departure station    Departure time    Stops    Arrival station    Arrival time
Petrie    5.35pm    All stations    Milton    6.26pm
Caboolture    5.33pm    All stations    Milton    6.44pm
Caboolture    5.57pm    All stations    Milton    7.08pm
Darra    6.01pm    All stations    Milton    6.24pm
Ipswich    5.58pm    All stations    Milton    6.51pm
Corinda    6.50pm    All stations    Milton    7.07pm
Corinda    7.07pm    All stations    Milton    7.24pm
Corinda    7.35pm    All stations    Milton    7.52pm

Please note that additional services are not guaranteed to run at advertised times, and may be amended on the day of operations due to customer demand.
Public transport services from the event
Scheduled services

Use the journey planner to find out which scheduled bus and train services travel from Suncorp Stadium.
Shuttle buses

Shuttle bus services to the city only will operate for one hour after the conclusion of the first game, departing from the Southern Plaza:

    Brisbane City shuttles: bays 1 and 2

All shuttle bus services will operate for one hour after the conclusion of the second game, departing from the Southern Plaza or on Given Terrace:

    Brisbane City shuttles: bays 1 and 2
    Carindale shuttles: bays 4 and 5
    Eight Mile Plains shuttles: bays 10 to 13
    Chermside shuttles: bays 6 to 8
    The Gap shuttles: Given Terrace, far side of Castlemaine Street.

Additional trains

In addition, extra train services will operate from the event:
Departure station    Departure time    Stops    Arrival station    Arrival time
Roma Street    10.56pm    All stations    Beenleigh    11.55pm
Roma Street    11.22pm    All stations    Beenleigh    12.34am
Roma Street    10.45pm    Express to Woodridge, then all stations    Varsity Lakes    12.03am
Roma Street    11.00pm    Express to Woodridge, then all stations    Varsity Lakes    12.18am
Roma Street    11.15pm    Express to Woodridge, then all stations    Varsity Lakes    12.34am
Roma Street    11.03pm    All stations    Cleveland    12.05am
Roma Street    11.32pm    All stations    Cleveland    12.35am
Roma Street    10.45pm    All stations    Ferny Grove    11.16pm
Milton    10.42pm    All stations    Ipswich    11.35pm
Milton    10.58pm    All stations    Ipswich    11.51pm
Milton    11.12pm    All stations    Rosewood    12.28am
Milton    10.42pm    All stations    Caboolture    11.51pm
Milton    10.53pm    All stations    Caboolture    12.02am
Milton    11.12pm    All stations    Caboolture    12.23am*

* Rail bus service will depart Caboolture at 12.30am dropping off all stations Elimbah to Nambour as required.

Please note that additional services are not guaranteed to run at advertised times, and may be amended on the day of operations due to customer demand.

Still with every train that isn't to the Gold Coast stops all stations!

Improved services full time would drastically reduce the need for expensive specials, mostly heading to the event.  Perhaps they are worried about the inability to send someone else the bill.

[Cam]

The Western Freeway & Centenary Highway were very heavily congested inbound on Friday late afternoon & early evening. There were no reports or signs of a crash or breakdown. Snarl reported heavy congestion from Sumner to Toowong: http://queensland.snarl.com.au/incidents/single/232669 & http://queensland.snarl.com.au/incidents/single/232674 This congestion, which is unusual for this time of day, can only be put down to 40 000 people attending Lang Park that night.

It is clear that a considerable number of attendees at special events at Lang Park drove in from the Ipswich area & beyond. I suspect the main reason is that it takes too long to get home the whole way by public transport. I suspect that many also drive in from the outer northern suburbs & Sunshine Coast for the same reason as well. Attendees drive & park near inner suburban railway stations, just outside the Lang Park restricted parking zone or pay for parking rather than take the whole or most of the journey via public transport.

The operation of all stations services to Caboolture & Ipswich/Rosewood after a special event at Lang Park must stop. The time saving would be considerably more than 1 minute per station because it takes longer for people to alight from these congested services. 

[somebody]

Queensland Reds v Golden Lions
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In brief

    Reds fans
    Dates:Saturday, 19 May
    Venue:Suncorp Stadium
    Start:7:30pm
    Finish:9:20pm
    Gates:Open at 5.30pm

Public transport services to the event

Ensure you don't miss kick-off. Plan your journey and arrive well before the game starts.

Suncorp Stadium always has a curtain-raiser game and there is plenty of action to keep you entertained before kick-off.
Scheduled services

Suncorp Stadium is close to Roma Street and Milton train stations. The nearest bus stops are on Caxton Street/Given Terrace or Milton Road.

Use the journey planner to find out which scheduled bus and train services travel to Suncorp Stadium.
Shuttle buses

Shuttle bus services will operate from the following locations between 5.30pm and 7.30pm:

    Adelaide Street stop 45, Brisbane City (high frequency, until 7.30pm)
    Makerston Street, Brisbane City (high frequency, until 7.30pm)
    Eight Mile Plains busway station (approximately every 10-15 minutes, until 7.10pm)
    Carindale bus station stop H (approximately every 15 minutes, until 7.10pm)
    Chermside bus station zone D (approximately every 15 minutes, until 7.10pm)
    Waterworks Road, The Gap (approximately every 30 minutes, until 7.10pm).

View detailed shuttle bus stop information or the Suncorp Stadium location map.
Track closure

There is a scheduled track closure on the Ipswich/Rosewood line between Corinda and Rosewood stations. Please be sure to allow extra time for your journey as delays may occur.
Additional trains

In addition, extra train services will operate to the event:
Departure station    Departure time    Stops    Arrival station    Arrival time
Caboolture    5.30pm    All stations    Milton    6.43pm
Petrie    6.06pm    All stations    Milton    6.58pm
Corinda    6.50pm    All stations    Milton    7.08pm
Corinda    7.05pm    All stations    Milton    7.23pm

Please note that additional services are not guaranteed to run at advertised times, and may be amended on the day due to customer demand.
Public transport services from the event
Scheduled services

Use the journey planner to find out which scheduled bus and train services travel from Suncorp Stadium.
Shuttle buses

Shuttle bus services will operate for one hour after the conclusion of the game, departing from the Southern Plaza or on Given Terrace:

    Brisbane City shuttles: bays 1 and 2
    Carindale shuttles: bays 4 and 5
    Eight Mile Plains shuttles: bays 10 to 13
    Chermside shuttles: bays 6 to 8
    The Gap shuttles: Given Terrace, far side of Castlemaine Street.

Track closure

There is a scheduled track closure on the Ipswich/Rosewood line between Corinda and Rosewood stations. Please be sure to allow extra time for your journey as delays may occur.
Additional trains

In addition, extra train services will operate from the event:
Departure station    Departure time    Stops    Arrival station    Arrival time
Roma Street    9.48pm    All stations    Beenleigh    10.47pm
Roma Street    9.45pm    Express to Woodridge, then all stations    Varsity Lakes    11.03pm
Roma Street    10.03    All stations    Cleveland    11.03pm
Roma Street    9.44pm    All stations    Ferny Grove    10.15pm
Milton    9.42pm    All stations    Corinda    9.59pm
Milton    9.58pm    All stations    Corinda    10.15pm
Milton    10.13pm    All stations    Corinda    10.30pm
Milton    9.40pm    All stations    Caboolture    10.49pm
Milton    9.55pm    All stations    Caboolture    11.04pm
Milton    10.10pm    All stations    Caboolture*    11.19pm

* RailBus services will depart Caboolture at 11.30pm dropping off all stations Elimbah to Nambour as required.

Please note that additional services are not guaranteed to run at advertised times, and may be amended on the day due to customer demand.

Ditto to above.

[ozbob]

Media release 18 May 2012

SEQ: Express rail services needed before after the game

RAIL Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) a web based community support group for rail and public transport and an advocate for public transport passengers calls for express rail services before and after games at Suncorp Stadium.

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"Last weekend's Suncorp game resulted in significant traffic jams in the western suburbs (1, 2).  It is presumed this is due to people driving to railway stations close to Milton rather than endure a slow moving train to and from the game.  These trains should run express to and from Darra to give a faster trip and better load balancing.  A similar treatment could easily be done for the Caboolture line."

"Unfortunately, this is complicated by the full time services which serve all stations all the way to Ipswich.  It would be easier to coordinate the specials if there were more services full time, there would be far less need for specials for events, particularly heading to the event.  These specials are quite expensive to operate, and even more so because of so many station stops."

"It has also been observed by some that services will run to the clock despite a game running over time. These services need to be held.  As soon as trains are full they should depart immediately."

"Events such as football games provide an opportunity to get non public transport users to try the services, however the current services fall short."

References:

1. http://queensland.snarl.com.au/incidents/single/232669

2. http://queensland.snarl.com.au/incidents/single/232674

Contact:

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track http://backontrack.org

[Golliwog]

A little disappointed with the extra buses for the cricket. http://translink.com.au/travel-information/network-information/event-transport/details/772

Shuttle buses

Shuttle bus services to the event will operate from the following locations from 8am:

    Roma Street station (stop 125) (high frequency until 10am)
    Adelaide Street (stop 45, opposite City Hall) (high frequency until 10am)
    Eight Mile Plains busway station (at regular intervals until 9.40am) - Friday to Sunday only
    Carindale bus interchange (stop H) (at regular intervals until 9.40am) - Friday to Sunday only
    Chermside bus interchange (stop D) (at regular intervals until 9.40am) - Friday to Sunday only.

Shuttle bus services to the last two days (Monday/Tuesday) will operate from the following locations from 8.30am:

    Roma Street station (stop 125) (high frequency until 10am)
    Adelaide Street (stop 45, opposite City Hall) (high frequency until 10am).

Passengers travelling to The Gabba by train should transfer to a shuttle bus at South Bank or Roma Street busway stations.

Why is there always an insistence on adding in extra shuttles, rather than just upping the frequency of existing routes? Shuttles from outside Roma St, rather than plugging route 66  or the 340 and maybe adding some extra services. (Same with Adelaide St). Eight Mile Plains and Carindale I can sort of understand. But then they ignore trains from the south being able to interchange to route 29 at Boggo Rd. The station staff at Park Rd were at least making announcements telling any passengers to head over to platform 5 and catch it, but nothing on the Translink website.

[somebody]

Because that's the way it's always been done.

[achiruel]

There are shuttle buses today (non TransLink) from Helensvale, Surfers Paradise & Broadbeach for Summadayze music festival.

No mention on the TransLink website though, making it difficult for people planning to travel by public transport, having to consult two separate websites.

Should TL mention event shuttles like this on their website, even if they're not running them?

[SurfRail]

They certainly did before, even if they aren't now.

[skippy]

How successful was the public transport to the tennis? Was the lack of frequency an issue, especially after the main evening matches finished after 10pm.