Bus delays, cancellations ...

[James]

Not sure if it was posted here, but there were big delays on Coronation Drive last night at around 6pm. Bus network in the west imploded. I've seen it worse, but hardly surprising. One car accident or stupid driver and the whole road (and bus) network collapses.

<---- FEED ME! 

[ezekial]

Not sure if it was posted here, but there were big delays on Coronation Drive last night at around 6pm. Bus network in the west imploded. I've seen it worse, but hardly surprising. One car accident or stupid driver and the whole road (and bus) network collapses.

<---- FEED ME! 

Yeah it was absolutely awful, gridlock all the way back into St Lucia ... it seemed to be all due to a car crash on the Pacific Motorway southbound around Greenslopes according to 131940.qld.gov.au

Punters need better PT options (and eventually that East-West link tunnel)

[Gazza]

Punters need better PT options (and eventually that East-West link tunnel)
I think that EW link tunnel is a bit pointless and existed only to make a neat triangle on a map. At the toowong end you've got a pretty useless catchment area due to half of it being state forest.

[James]

Personally I think East-West link would be really helpful. I may be biased (as I travel often to Carindale), but it saves people going from the westside to the eastside going via Coronation Drive and the Riverside Expressway, which easily takes around 15 minutes in the off-peak and a lot more in peak (vs. a tunnel which would do it in 5).

On the other hand, you'd have to be very careful where you put the entry/exit portals on the western side, otherwise you may just encourage more people to drive to UQ. One way to avoid this would be just to charge an overpriced toll to keep the Uni students out.

[ozbob]

Twitter

TransLink SEQ ‏@TransLinkSEQ  7m

The 3.25pm route 524 outbound bus is cancelled due to a mechanical issue. Next bus departs at 3.55pm. http://bit.ly/1MvdgVP

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Robert Dow ‏@Robert_Dow  15s

. @TransLinkSEQ You had better send 2 buses, passengers will not fit.  Some might have to wait 90 mins .. ping @jackietrad @JoAnnMillerMP

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[achiruel]

Not sure if it was posted here, but there were big delays on Coronation Drive last night at around 6pm. Bus network in the west imploded. I've seen it worse, but hardly surprising. One car accident or stupid driver and the whole road (and bus) network collapses.

<---- FEED ME! 

When will our pollies get it???

[pandmaster]

Why not improve East-West connections through a busway or light rail extension from UQ Lakes to the Ispwich line rather than spend a fortune on a road tunnel? The Tennyson line is there too. The performance of the three existing tunnels indicates to me that there is a poor case for more.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/56601/details

Queen Street bus station evecuated (sic)

Last updated: 7.30am Monday 24 August 2015
Queen Street bus station has been evacuated due to a fire alarm.
Queensland Fire Services are en route.

[Gazza]

Personally I think East-West link would be really helpful. I may be biased (as I travel often to Carindale), but it saves people going from the westside to the eastside going via Coronation Drive and the Riverside Expressway, which easily takes around 15 minutes in the off-peak and a lot more in peak (vs. a tunnel which would do it in 5).

On the other hand, you'd have to be very careful where you put the entry/exit portals on the western side, otherwise you may just encourage more people to drive to UQ. One way to avoid this would be just to charge an overpriced toll to keep the Uni students out.

Why do those "westside to carindale" people need the time saving?.
Is there evidence that there are large numbers of people struggling with this journey on a daily basis that warrants a couple of billion?
Is it the same mindset as direct rocket buses to everywhere?

[bcasey]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/56601/details

Queen Street bus station evecuated (sic)

Last updated: 7.30am Monday 24 August 2015
Queen Street bus station has been evacuated due to a fire alarm.
Queensland Fire Services are en route.

Ah, so thats why my 340 diverted out to upper roma street this morning. There was a long queue of buses waiting at Roma Street, almost backed up to the traffic lights just before that station in the inbound direction.

[James]

Why do those "westside to carindale" people need the time saving?.
Is there evidence that there are large numbers of people struggling with this journey on a daily basis that warrants a couple of billion?
Is it the same mindset as direct rocket buses to everywhere?

It isn't just that they get a time saving, it is primarily to take traffic off Coronation Drive and the Riverside Expressway. It also completes the inner ring road system which exists around Brisbane, which hence keeps cars out of the congested inner city, which will only get worse as it densifies and plays host to more office blocks etc.

The time saving is also far greater compared to the other tunnels. For the Airport Link, you can practically follow the tunnel route via surface roads, likewise for Clem7 and Legacy Way. You can't for East-West link. East-West link is really the only road in the entire TransApex plan which provides a new route for motorists, rather than just capacity and speed increases.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/57176/details

Coronation Drive, Milton delays both directions 30 minutes

Last updated: 5.00pm Friday 28 August 2015

Buses travelling in both directions along Coronation Drive, Milton will experience delays of up to 30 minutes due to heavy traffic.

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It is a mess out there ...

[ozbob]

^ gets worse ..

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http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/57176/details

Coronation Drive, Milton delays both directions 60 minutes

Last updated: 5.47pm Friday 28 August 2015

Buses travelling in both directions along Coronation Drive, Milton will experience delays of up to 60 minutes due to heavy traffic.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/57891/details

Coronation Drive, Milton inbound buses delayed 30 minutes

Last updated: 5.41pm Thursday 3 September 2015

Buses travelling inbound along Coronation Drive, Milton will experience delays of up to 30 minutes due to a traffic incident.

[ozbob]

Twitter

TransLink ‏@TransLinkSEQ 56mo

12.12pm route 515 outbound bus is cancelled. Next outbound 515 departs Warwick Rd @ Yamanto Shopping Centre @ 1.12pm

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Woohooo - another hour in the pub ...   

[ozbob]

^ Not quite, the buses are timetabled every 30 minutes  must be typo ...  whose shout? 

[ozbob]

Seems to be a lot of bus cancellations of late.  Must be the flu ...

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/59071/details

Brisbane City and surrounding suburbs delays of 20 minutes

Last updated: 5.23pm Thursday 17 September 2015

Bus services travelling in both directions through Brisbane City and surrounding suburbs are delayed up to 20 minutes due to the severe weather.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/59196/details

Queen Street bus station has been evacuated

Last updated: 6.22am Friday 18 September 2015

Queen Street bus station has been evacuated due to a fire alarm.

Queensland Fire Service are en route.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/59271/details

Coronation Drive, Milton inbound buses delayed 15 minutes

Last updated: 4.14pm Friday 18 September 2015

Inbound buses along Coronation Drive, Milton are delayed up to 15 minutes due to heavy traffic congestion. There are no delays expected for outbound services.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/60216/details

Queen Street Bus Station evacuated

Last updated: 4.52pm Tuesday 29 September 2015

Queen Street Bus Station has been evacuated due to a fire alarm.

Customers should go to Adelaide Street, stop 48 or George Street, stop 42 to catch their bus.

Queensland Fire Service are en route.

[ozbob]

^ reports of massive bus-jam on the bridge and everywhere around CBD busway etc.

Meltdown ... buses are stuck, motors off  ...

[James]

^ reports of massive bus-jam on the bridge and everywhere around CBD busway etc.

Meltdown ... buses are stuck, motors off  ...

Gigantic BCC bus conga line running all the way from (presumably) Adelaide St all the way into Fortitude Valley (along Ann St) and as far back as James St.

Thankfully for James, he was driving, so I didn't have to attempt to use the bus network. Truly, it was a spectacular sight.

[#Metro]

Anyone have photos??

[ozbob]

Anyone have photos??

Be good if a few turn up.  Problem is bus-jam is so common that most people just shrug with a ' not again ' groan .. 

[James]

Anyone have photos??

I didn't take photos because I was driving/I thought that might have been the norm. I never really drive down Ann St at peak hour unless I absolutely have to, and today was probably the first time I've absolutely had to in years.

[HappyTrainGuy]

The 77 would have had even bigger time savings in both directions this afternoon by the sounds of it.

[techblitz]

6.16 timetabled 649 into caboolture arrived at 6.23......train departed 6.22pm....gotta love 29 minute waits for next train

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/61036/details

11.42am route 524 outbound bus cancelled

Last updated: 11.52am Saturday 10 October 2015

The 11.42am route 524 outbound bus is cancelled due to an operational issue. The next outbound route 524 bus departs Goodna station at 12.42pm.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/61331/details

30 min delays outbound: South East busway

Last updated: 6.35pm Wednesday 14 October 2015

Buses travelling outbound along the South East busway will experience delays of up to 30 minutes due to a traffic incident at Buranda.

There are no delays expected for buses travelling inbound.

[ozbob]

^ bus bingle?

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/61381/details

CBD buses delayed up to 20 mins

Last updated: 8.58am Thursday 15 October 2015

Buses travelling inbound along Sout East Busway from South Bank will experience delays of up to 20 minutes due to a broken down bus .


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[red dragin]

Taken about 10 minutes ago near the Convention Centre.


Was MMS'd to me by the Mrs, so quality is 

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> Brisbane traffic: broken down bus causes delays

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/61451/details

Delays: Coronation Drive inbound

Last updated: 4.51pm Thursday 15 October 2015

Buses travelling inbound along Coronation Drive will experience delays of up to 30 minutes due to heavy traffic congestion.

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[HappyTrainGuy]

Ha! 77 strikes again for faster cross town travel.

[achiruel]

Why not improve East-West connections through a busway or light rail extension from UQ Lakes to the Ispwich line rather than spend a fortune on a road tunnel? The Tennyson line is there too. The performance of the three existing tunnels indicates to me that there is a poor case for more.

I'm pretty sure there was some agreement with UQ when UQ Lakes was built that there could be no services through the campus to the rest of the network.

[STB]

Anyone know what caused the fire alarms to go off at Queen Street Bus Station (Myer Centre) again yesterday afternoon?  They seem to be going off and causing disruption a lot more often than in the past (or it's just being reported by TransLink more often nowadays?).

[techblitz]

Ha! 77 strikes again for faster cross town travel.

for handiness it rocks...took it last week about7ish from chermside and needed to do a quick shop and make the 110...my options were:

340 and do shop at gabba.....time for shopping  5 minutes....
the 77 zipped thru from chermside to pa.hospital stop in about 20 mins...walk 100m to buranda shops.....time for shopping: 15-20mins


only problem was there was only 1 other passenger onboard till i hopped off...

[HappyTrainGuy]

Ha! 77 strikes again for faster cross town travel.

for handiness it rocks...took it last week about7ish from chermside and needed to do a quick shop and make the 110...my options were:

340 and do shop at gabba.....time for shopping  5 minutes....
the 77 zipped thru from chermside to pa.hospital stop in about 20 mins...walk 100m to buranda shops.....time for shopping: 15-20mins


only problem was there was only 1 other passenger onboard till i hopped off...

Too bad the network doesn't reflect how good a potential routes like this are.... except on those days where there are massive delays on the busways