301,000 new services

[somebody]

A correspondent has reported that he received a letter from TransLink, that states in part ...

" fare increases will mean 3777 new bus services  and 319 new train services each week ..."

That reads like the calculation of train services is based on 3 car sets!  Cool!

15 minute weekday daytime Caboolture services! 
(No, I don't live on the Caboolture line).

[dwb]

http://translink.com.au/servicechange.php?id=421

Brisbane bus services changing - effective 22 February 2010

From Monday 22 February 2010, TransLink will modify some of its busiest routes to improve public transport in Brisbane.

route 66 (Woolloongabba to QUT Kelvin Grove)

extended to service RCH Herston and RBWH busway stations
five additional weekday trips
route 109 (City to University of Queensland via Eleanor Schonell Bridge)

move from Annerley Road to service PA Hospital and Boggo Road busway stations
no longer service the Dutton Park bus stop near Gladstone Road. Passengers are advised to use the Boggo Road busway station or Dutton Park Place stop adjacent to TJ Doyle Memorial Park Drive
depart 5 minutes earlier on all weekday services after 3.15pm to Brisbane City and all weekend services to Brisbane City
operate extended hours and higher frequency services:
every 15 minutes between 5.30pm and 7.15pm, then every 20 minutes until 8.55pm weekdays to University of Queensland
every 20 minutes between 7.20am and 9.20am and between 7.35pm and 9.15pm weekdays to Brisbane City
every 20 minutes between 5.25pm and 7.05pm weekends to University of Queensland
every 20 minutes between 8.05am and 9.45am and between 5.25pm and 7.05pm weekends to Brisbane City.
These changes will provide 36 new services per week and improved connection to trains at Park Road station.

route 139 (Sunnybank Hills to University of Queensland via Eleanor Schonell Bridge)

timetable changes
route 160 (Garden City to City)

four additional services will provide a 10 minute frequency for outbound services between 2.40pm and 4.10pm weekdays.
route 169 (Eight Mile Plains to University of Queensland via Eleanor Schonell Bridge)

a new morning service from Eight Mile Plains busway station to PA Hospital
higher frequency services:
every 20 minutes between 6.56am and 9.56am on weekdays from University of Queensland
every 15 minutes between 6.15pm and 8.45pm on weekdays from Eight Mile Plains
These changes will provide 22 new services per week.

route P206 (Carindale to City)

three new inbound services depart Carina at 7.34am, 7.46am and 7.56am
route 333 (Chermside to City)

seven new services
departs Kedron 7.56am
departs Kedron 8.05am
departs Chermside 9.25am
departs Chermside 9.55am
departs Cultural Centre 3.37
departs Cultural Centre 5.02pm
departs Cultural Centre 7.07pm
route P343 (Aspley to City)

new service departs City at 4.44pm
route 345 (Aspley (Maundrell Terrace) to City)

new service departs Cultural Centre at 3.30pm
route 412 (St Lucia and University of Queensland to City via Toowong)

new services (operating university semesters only)
departs City 8.02am
departs UQ Chancellor Place 3.55pm
departs UQ Chancellor Place 6.00pm
departs St Lucia South 7.06am
departs St Lucia South 7.20am
departs St Lucia South 8.10am (currently 8.07am)
departs St Lucia South 8.16am (currently 8.21am)


Check your timetable below for full details.

Affected timetables
route 109, 139, 169, 209 - effective 3 August 2009
route 109, 402, 412, N412 - effective 3 August 2009
route 111, N111, 133, 160, 162 - effective 23 February 2009
route 200, N200, P201, P206, P207, P222 - effective 16 November 2009
route 66 - effective 27 April 2009
route N330, P332, 333 - effective 16 November 2009
route P129, 130, N130, 131, 132, P133, 136, P137, 139 - effective 16 November 2009
route P343, 344, 345 - effective 3 August 2009
Last updated 2009-12-14

Note, date at bottom says 14th Dec, I'm guessing that is when they authored, not published the page.

Surprisingly some of the city's buzz routes like 385 or 345 get almost nothing.... and the other service changes have really been needed since August when the busways opened. So how many seats does this contribute to the service changes?

PS.... 109 is still not a buzz???

[dwb]

Also just found:

http://www.translink.com.au/mediarelease.php?id=98

20,000 extra bus seats a week for Brisbane commuters - Wednesday 10 February 2010

An additional 385 new bus services providing an extra 20,000 seats per week will be added to the Translink network in coming weeks, Transport Minister Rachel Nolan said today.

The Bligh Government is providing $3 million for the additional services that will start on 22 February to coincide with the return of university.

"Buses carry about two-thirds of all passengers on the TransLink network and adding new buses and enhancing existing services are part of our commitment to meet the growing demand," Ms Nolan said.

"Under the recent fare changes, we have committed to adding another 301,000 new seats a week across the Translink network this year.

"This package adds 13 new low floor, air-conditioned, environmentally-friendly buses to the fleet and it enhances bus routes that record more than nine million trips a year.

"This bus boost has the potential to take up to one million cars off Brisbane roads a year and continues to utilise key pieces of infrastructure such as the Eastern and Northern Busways and the Eleanor Schonell Bridge."

The package includes substantial improvements to bus transport to and from the Princess Alexandra, Royal Children's and Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and The University of Queensland – the second busiest passenger hub on the network after the Brisbane CBD.

Ms Nolan said more bus services would be added to UQ routes 109 (City to UQ via Eleanor Schonell Bridge), 169 (Eight Mile Plains to UQ via Eleanor Schonell Bridge) and 412 (St Lucia/UQ to CBD via Toowong).

This package will also continue to upgrade connections with train lines servicing Cleveland, Beenleigh and the Gold Coast via Park Rd station and the state-of-the-art Boggo Road busway station.

Route 109 buses will now run along the entire Eastern busway stopping at Boggo Road and PA Hospital busway stations instead of going through several sets of lights along Annerley Road.

The frequency of Eastern busway services will double with a bus to UQ each weekday morning every two minutes and every 10 minutes to the city.

The busway-only route 66 between Wooloongabba busway station and QUT busway station will be extended out to RCH Herston and the new RBWH busway station.

"This package will allow us to continue to meet demand on some of Brisbane's fastest growing routes," Ms Nolan said.

Other areas to benefit include Brisbane's northern suburbs 333 (Chermside to City), 343 (pre-paid Aspley to City) and 345 (Maundrell Terrace, Aspley to City), southern suburbs route 160 (Garden City to City) and eastern suburbs with route 206 (pre-paid Carindale to City).

"Both the busway and the continuing efficiency benefits of go card — which reduces passenger boarding time by up to seven minutes a service — allow us to provide faster and more reliable bus services," Ms Nolan said.

"This package reflects the continuing popularity and expansion of Brisbane's busways which are used by services that make more than 60 million trips each year.

"We've also listened to commuters and we're acting on what they've asked for by extending route 66 and moving route 109 on to the Eastern busway."

The Queensland Government will provide $212 million for bus services in the Brisbane area in 2009/10, up from $177 million in 2008/09 and $146 million in 2007/08.

For more information on public transport, visit the TransLink website www.translink.com.au or phone the TransLink Call Centre on 13 12 30, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Key components of the enhancement package include:

Extending route 66 to the RCH & RBWH busway station (Woolloongabba to RBWH)
36 new weekday/weekend services and several other enhancements on route 109
22 new services including several new outbound services from UQ and evening services from Eight Mile Plains on route 169 (Eight Mile Plains to UQ)
Extra inbound services each morning and outbound services each afternoon on route 333 (Chermside to City)

[stephenk]

PS.... 109 is still not a buzz???

It doesn't run late enough on weekday nights, early or late enough at weekends, or frequent enough at weekends to be a Buz.

[somebody]

PS.... 109 is still not a buzz???

It doesn't run late enough on weekday nights, early or late enough at weekends, or frequent enough at weekends to be a Buz.

Perhaps it should, now that it serves the PA Hospital.

[stephenk]

PS.... 109 is still not a buzz???

It doesn't run late enough on weekday nights, early or late enough at weekends, or frequent enough at weekends to be a Buz.

Perhaps it should, now that it serves the PA Hospital.

I agree 100%.

[dwb]

Definitely SHOULD BE a buzz, PA and cos of the colleges at UQ... small steps I guess.
I used to have language classes at UQ that started at 6pm and I used to often miss the last 109 (530pm outbound, 930ish inbound - ie I'd have to RUN from class not to miss it) then have to wait for a 412 which took ages. So there is outbound demand to UQ as well!