Two new Ipswich line services - effective 4 November 2009

[ozbob]

http://www.translink.com.au/alert.php?id=217

Two new Ipswich line services - effective 4 November 2009

From Wednesday 4 November two new services will be introduced on the Ipswich line to address increased demand from delays on Coronation Drive.

The services are currently scheduled to operate in the morning and afternoon peaks until 15 December 2009.
Morning peak service

Departs (station)    Time (am)
Corinda    7.18
Sherwood    7.20
Graceville    7.22
Chelmer    7.24
Indooroopilly    7.26
Taringa    7.28
Toowong    7.31
Auchenflower    7.33
Milton    7.35
Roma Street    7.40
Central    7.44
Fortitude Valley    7.46
Bowen Hills    7.48

Afternoon peak service
Departs (station)    Time (pm)
Bowen Hills    4.35
Fortitude Valley    4.37
Central    4.42
Roma Street    4.45
Milton    4.48
Auchenflower    4.50
Toowong    4.52
Taringa    4.54
Indooroopilly    4.56
Chelmer    4.58
Graceville    5.00
Sherwood    5.02
Corinda    5.05
Oxley    5.08
Darra    5.11
Wacol    5.15
Gailes    5.17
Goodna    5.20
Redbank    5.24
Other changes

   * The inbound service departing Darra station at 7.04 am will be extended to depart Redbank. There will no impact to the current timetable from Darra station.

Departs (station)    Time (am)
Redbank    6.52
Goodna    6.55
Gailes    6.58
Wacol    7.00
Darra*    7.04

*Service continues as usual from Darra, stopping all stations to arrive at Bowen Hills at 7.39am.

   *  The inbound Ipswich line service departing Sherwood station at 7.25am will now depart from platform 4.

Customers who are willing to change their travel patterns should note there is also additional capacity on Ipswich line services arriving at Central station prior to 7am.

[ozbob]

 

[Mozz]

Good news indeed

[ozbob]

I think I will travel in on the inaugural 7.18am ex Corinda on the 4th.   Have a late meeting so I will miss the first 4.45pm service from Roma St on the 4th, maybe Thursday.

[Fares_Fair]

G'Day Bob,

Congratulations.
A very sensible argument and success to boot !

Well done.

Regards,
Fares_Fair

[ozbob]

A small but significant move forwards    I think as things get worse with the traffic these services will be very valuable in helping relieve the pressure on some of the long haul runs.  Now, the weekday evening gap on the Sunshine Coast line needs fixing 

[ozbob]

From the Brisbane mX 3rd November 2009 page 4

Make extra services permanent

[somebody]

Make extra services permanent

Let's hope this one can be achieved.

When's the next full timetable review?  Presumably, they'll behave in the same appalling manner.  The new CityRail timetable was released 4 months prior to implementation, and I believe, a draft was released before that for public comment.

[ozbob]

The new 4.42pm service from Central would have been very handy this afternoon.  I travelled on the 4.50 ex Central and it was very full (close to a DS 5).  Tomorrow the new services start!  

[Mozz]

So was I and yeah it was packed full.

[ozbob]

At Oxley, heading to Corinda for the 7.18am service 

[ozbob]

Now at Corinda.  Just had a short ride on SMU275,  new scratched windows already ...

[O_128]

Now at Corinda.  Just had a short ride on SMU275,  new scratched windows already ...

grrr isnt there a scratch resistant window they can fit

[ozbob]

Platform 3 Corinda.  EMU 04 / 74 doing the honours for the 7.18am service.  Team of pax counters on board, 3 pax car 1.  Off!

[ozbob]

Estimate about 250 on board at Auchenflower, good effort for less than two days notice.  Sure to build significantly.

PID difficult to photograph  showing Bowen Hills Platform 3 7.18




Train arriving platform 3.




EMU04 was the lead unit back into town




Up service  express through platform 4



Photographs R Dow 4th November 2009

[somebody]

Platform 3 Corinda.  EMU 04 / 74 doing the honours for the 7.18am service.  Team of pax counters on board, 3 pax car 1.  Off!

Did I read that right?  It was a 3 car train with 1 car locked off?

Estimate about 250 on board at Auchenflower, good effort for less than two days notice.  Sure to build significantly.

But how do we know that they weren't planning to do this all along?  It's not logical, but neither was thinking that they wouldn't need to.

[ozbob]

All 6 cars in use,  the first cars EMU 04, next three cars EMU 74.  They are 3 car units.

There may have been some internal planning but the point is less than two days PUBLIC Notice.

Great trip in though!  

3 pax car 1.  Off!

3 passengers in first carriage, just leaving.  (translation).  sorry to confuse but typing fast ..