Timetables for 15th

[ozbob]

http://www.translink.com.au/about-translink/reporting-and-publications/media-releases/release/275

Buses around South East Queensland will run to a regular Saturday timetable tomorrow (15th) as public transport services continue to return to normal.

Transport Minister Rachel Nolan said Brisbane Transport bus routes were now coming back on-line regularly with only a few routes, primarily in the western suburbs, remaining off-line due to flooding.

"As the flood water continues to recede we are continuing to restore bus routes across the region, including NightLink services late Saturday night," Ms Nolan said.

Currently, the following disruptions remain in place:

    * The busway network between Woolloongabba and Cultural Centre stations
    * The Ipswich/Rosewood train line between Darra and Ipswich/Rosewood
    * Local diversions are in place on some bus routes across Brisbane

TransLink CEO Peter Strachan said a few bus routes were still unavailable but they aimed to have these back on the road as soon as possible.

"Route 444 has resumed today between Moggill and Toowong and we're looking to restore many more of the 400 bus series routes across the weekend," Mr Strachan said.

"Buses in areas outside Brisbane including Ipswich have returned to normal with only a few exceptions."

Queensland Rail will continue to operate an hourly timetable on most lines across the weekend with half hourly services on the Airport line and services every two hours to the Sunshine Coast.

Ipswich line trains are running to Sherwood (Ed: Now Darra) station, with shuttle buses from Sherwood (Ed: Now Darra) and Ipswich and Rosewood.

Ms Nolan said customers could travel free on all TransLink services until the last service on Friday, January 21 to help with the initial flood recovery.

"People can travel free on all bus, train, Airtrain and Ipswich FlexiLink services on the TransLink network, whether they have been directly affected by the floods or not," Ms Nolan said.

"The ticketing equipment won't be operating for the week, so customers need to board their mode of public transport and relax for a while.

"We're suggesting people who have not been affected by the floods to make a gold coin donation to the Premier's appeal to help out those doing it very tough at present."

For the most up-to-date public transport information and service disruptions, customers should check the 'service updates' section of the TransLink website www.translink.com.au

The following services are not expected to run tomorrow morning: CityGlider, CitySights, 88, 100, 105, 110, 116, 169, 196, 197, 198, 199, 261, 299, 300, 301, 310, 411, 412, 415, 417, 425, 428, 430, 433, 435, 450, 460, 470, 471, 475, 476, 500, 512, 513 and 529.

The following services are running but being diverted: 125, 174, 175, 184, 243, 250, 251, 257, 261, 265, 267, 270, 275, 279, 281, 310, 315, 444, 463, 502, 503, 522, 524, 525, 526, 530, 540, P546, 551, 555, 561, 569, 571, 573, 575, 577, 579, 581 and 680.

[Otto]

There were a lot of unhappy campers waiting for the non existant 599 and 598 services today. Quite a few of these people were volunteers with brooms and buckets trying to get to Garden City to help in the cleanup..

[Golliwog]

If they went through the BCC regestration centers they run buses from the center out to where ever it is they need volunteers. Today I got a bus tour of Jindalee before they decided our bus load (70 volunteers) should go help out at Westlake (Tekapo Street?)

[shiftyphil]

I think they were trying to get to the registration centre.

[WTN]

A solution may have been to run part of the GCL in unaffected areas. Macgregor High School isn't too far from Garden City or the Kessels Rd leg of the GCL.

Mt Cootha Gardens (another registration centre shown on the news), however, has no bus or train service, as the GCL and the 471 are suspended. People are encouraged to take public transport but there is obviously a missing link. A few shuttles would help, if only traffic isn't as bad as today.