Additional route 555 bus services

[ozbob]

http://www.translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1291606170

Additional route 555 bus services

More services just in time for Christmas and the Boxing Day sales

From Monday 20 December, additional 555 bus services will be introduced. This means passengers will enjoy more frequent services and reduced wait times when travelling to and from the city.

There will be 120 extra route 555 services which is an additional 5400 seats each week, including extra services on weekends.

Inbound route 555 buses (Logan City to Brisbane) will operate every 15 minutes from 5.30am to 8.15pm Monday to Friday, as well as 6am to 8.15pm on Saturday and 7.45am to 6.25pm on Sunday.

Outbound route 555 buses (Brisbane to Logan City) will operate every 15 minutes from 6.10am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 6.40am to 9pm Saturday and 8.25am to 6.55pm on Sunday.

As a result, additional route 572 bus services will operate during the evening.

Route 555 services major shopping precincts Springwood, Garden City, Loganholme and the Brisbane City.

During December NightLink N555 Fortitude Valley to Loganholme services are running every half hour from 12.35am to 5.35am on Friday and Saturday nights.

[#Metro]

We have 111/160 and 555. Why not get rid of two of them??

[Golliwog]

We have 111/160 and 555. Why not get rid of two of them??

Short story is different operators. But I would agree it should be looked at.

[#Metro]

The SE busway is being extended to Springwood so it would make sense.

[somebody]

We have 111/160 and 555. Why not get rid of two of them??

I've also got real issues with having so many Griffith Uni & Garden City starting services while the first two services keep their current termini.

[WTN]

Wow, I'm impressed with the improvement of the 555.

With the 555 almost a "BUZ", canning the 160, then perhaps making the 111 stop at QSBS would make the most sense.

[STB]

The 111 would then no longer stop at KGSBS if it were to stop at QSBS.  QSBS is setup as a terminus not a throughfare, you cannot stop there on the inbound while going to KGSBS.

[haakon]

Given there is a depot right next to where the 160 starts and or terminates. Would it not make sense to keep the route to soak up what would otherwise be a dead running bus?

[somebody]

Given there is a depot right next to where the 160 starts and or terminates. Would it not make sense to keep the route to soak up what would otherwise be a dead running bus?

The city stop location doesn't make sense though.

[longboi]

Given there is a depot right next to where the 160 starts and or terminates. Would it not make sense to keep the route to soak up what would otherwise be a dead running bus?

Which is the reason the 160 exists in the first place. If it was canned - and buses ran blank back to depot - the same people would be on here complaining its a wasted opportunity.

[#Metro]

Which is the reason the 160 exists in the first place. If it was canned - and buses ran blank back to depot - the same people would be on here complaining its a wasted opportunity.

Why not just run them as 111s???

This may be true- I don't know, but other depots (for example, Larapinta or Richlands) I do not see buses going to the depot as services.
They just dead run..

[ClintonL94]

The SE busway is being extended to Springwood so it would make sense.

Eventually all the way to Loganholme, not planned until 2020 though.

[#Metro]

Eventually it looks like it will go to Beenleigh? I wonder if that is really necessary though, same with north of Chermside... What is wrong with the rail lines for this kind of job???

[longboi]

Which is the reason the 160 exists in the first place. If it was canned - and buses ran blank back to depot - the same people would be on here complaining its a wasted opportunity.

Why not just run them as 111s???

This may be true- I don't know, but other depots (for example, Larapinta or Richlands) I do not see buses going to the depot as services.
They just dead run..

Larapinta and Richlands aren't exactly big population centres.

[ozbob]

http://www.translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1291606170

With effect from today ..

More services just in time for Christmas and the Boxing Day sales

From Monday 20 December, additional 555 bus services will be introduced. This means passengers will enjoy more frequent services and reduced wait times when travelling to and from the city.

There will be 120 extra route 555 services which is an additional 5400 seats each week, including extra services on weekends.

Inbound route 555 buses (Logan City to Brisbane) will operate every 15 minutes from 5.30am to 8.15pm Monday to Friday, as well as 6am to 8.15pm on Saturday and 7.45am to 6.25pm on Sunday.

Outbound route 555 buses (Brisbane to Logan City) will operate every 15 minutes from 6.10am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 6.40am to 9pm Saturday and 8.25am to 6.55pm on Sunday.

As a result, additional route 572 bus services will operate during the evening.

Route 555 services major shopping precincts Springwood, Garden City, Loganholme and the Brisbane City.

During December NightLink N555 Fortitude Valley to Loganholme services are running every half hour from 12.35am to 5.35am on Friday and Saturday nights.

[#Metro]

This is great, just what is needed.
No need for route 88 eh?

[STB]

There is still no PDF timetable for both routes 555 and 572 on the TL website for these changes!