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Brisbane Metro is a high-frequency bus rapid transit system that services the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It consists of two routes that will eventually run through the Brisbane CBD every three minutes during peak times (20bph), transporting up to 3,000 passengers per hour in each direction. [ 1 ]
The Queensland Government, in conjunction with the Gold Coast City Council and the Federal Government, announced the plan to extend the light rail line 6.4 km (4.0 mi) south, from the existing Broadbeach South station to Burleigh Heads back in 2018 with the original completion date to be in 2024.
The Brisbane Explorer (superseding the City Sights services) was a non-TransLink prepaid hop-on, hop-off service that visited Brisbane's landmarks, including Mt Coot-tha, on a two-hour journey. Services were suspended in 2017. [32] A new bus rapid transit system, branded the Brisbane Metro was announced in 2016 by the Brisbane City Council. The ...
Articulated buses currently used by Transport for Brisbane are 30 CNG-powered MAN NG313s (Fleet numbers 1601 to 1630), delivered from 2007 to 2008, 20 diesel-powered Volvo B8RLEAs (Fleet numbers 1631 to 1650), delivered in 2018, and 60 electric bi-articulated HESS lighTram 25s for Brisbane Metro were ordered in 2022 with the first one already ...
The Brisbane Metro depot in Rochedale is also nearing completion, ready for Brisbane Metro services to commence in the 2024-25 financial year. [25] Schrinner has also discussed opportunities to expand Brisbane Metro east to Capalaba, north to Chermside [26] and to Brisbane Airport [27] with support from other levels of government.
A report titled the 2008 Inner City Rail Capacity Study predicted that the demand for Brisbane peak train services would double by 2016. [12] The Infrastructure Australia review of the current project highlighted that the 2011 business case projected the 2016 rail patronage – without Cross River Rail – as 374,000 passengers per day. [10]
In February 2024, the Queensland government announced funding of $3 billion for the first stage of the project from Beerwah to Caloundra. Construction could start in 2026 for completion by 2032 if the federal government matches funds. [13] In May 2024, the federal government announced its contribution of $2.75 billion for the first stage to ...
The original completion date was for 2015. [6] However this was bought forward to 2013. Construction of the first station on the line, Richlands, started on 1 July 2008 ( 2008-07-01 ) , [ 7 ] and the line was due to begin service on 23 January 2011 ( 2011-01-23 ) without service from Darra to the City due to scheduled maintenance works on the ...