26 Aug 2011: SEQ: Bus route 393 needs a review, 'hits the wall' at Normanby!

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Media release 26 August 2011

SEQ: Bus route 393 needs a review, 'hits the wall' at Normanby!

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 on TransLink to review the effectiveness of 393 bus route which serves the Inner Northern Busway as part of its run.

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"Long waits on the Inner Northern Busway continue for many bus passengers and is a major issue, this is not 'world class' public transport, far from it. Passengers have been waiting up to 30 minutes to board a bus because the buses are full by the time they get to their stops, for example at QUT Kelvin Grove (1). Problems with full buses are occurring in both directions - peak and counter peak."

"The 393 bus carries relatively few people since its truncation to Normanby in 2008.  This has further exacerbated chronic overcrowding on the remaining bus routes (2,3).  RAIL Back On Track calls for an immediate extension of the 393 bus to at least Roma St from Normanby and a significant increase in frequency in peak hour as far as Bowen Hills.  It would need to be at least every 10 minutes.  This should encourage people to use the 393 from Bowen Hills station to Northern Busway destinations including Royal Brisbane Hospital and QUT Kelvin Grove, rather than needing to loop around via Roma St in some cases."

"It is extremely frustrating for passengers having long waits on the Inner Northern Busway to note the 393 buses passing with very few pax. These buses need to be put to work!"

"The current 393 bus route is wasteful and hardly serves anyone's needs.  If TransLink established Community Reference Groups for the various bus regions, similar to what Queensland Rail has done for the various railway lines the problems on the bus network could be more easily identified and fixed."

References:

1.   http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=6604.0

2.   http://brizcommuter.blogspot.com/2011/08/busway-to-rbwh-terrible-twos.html

3.   http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=2542.0

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

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Media release 26 August 2011 re-released 19 October 2011

SEQ: Bus route 393 needs a review, 'hits the wall' at Normanby!

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 on TransLink to review the effectiveness of 393 bus route which serves the Inner Northern Busway as part of its run.

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"Long waits on the Inner Northern Busway continue for many bus passengers and is a major issue, this is not 'world class' public transport, far from it. Passengers have been waiting up to 30 minutes to board a bus because the buses are full by the time they get to their stops, for example at QUT Kelvin Grove (1). Problems with full buses are occurring in both directions - peak and counter peak."

"The 393 bus carries relatively few people since its truncation to Normanby in 2008.  This has further exacerbated chronic overcrowding on the remaining bus routes (2,3).  RAIL Back On Track calls for an immediate extension of the 393 bus to at least Roma St from Normanby and a significant increase in frequency in peak hour as far as Bowen Hills.  It would need to be at least every 10 minutes.  This should encourage people to use the 393 from Bowen Hills station to Northern Busway destinations including Royal Brisbane Hospital and QUT Kelvin Grove, rather than needing to loop around via Roma St in some cases."

"It is extremely frustrating for passengers having long waits on the Inner Northern Busway to note the 393 buses passing with very few pax. These buses need to be put to work!"

"The current 393 bus route is wasteful and hardly serves anyone's needs.  If TransLink established Community Reference Groups for the various bus regions, similar to what Queensland Rail has done for the various railway lines the problems on the bus network could be more easily identified and fixed."

References:

1.   http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=6604.0

2.   http://brizcommuter.blogspot.com/2011/08/busway-to-rbwh-terrible-twos.html

3.   http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=2542.0

Contact:

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