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APTAAPTABRT ConferenceBRT Conference
Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, Washington
WHAT IN THE WORLD? AUSTRALIAN BUS WHAT IN THE WORLD? AUSTRALIAN BUS RAPID TRANSIT – THE BRISBANE BUSWAYSRAPID TRANSIT – THE BRISBANE BUSWAYS
Stephen LucasImmediate Past Chairman
Bus Industry Confederation of Australia
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Seven Australasian bus - based transit systems that qualify for BRT status.
Adelaide North East Busway.
Sydney Liverpool-Parramatta Transitway
Brisbane Busways made up of five key arteries is the focus of this presentation.
BRT IN AUSTRALIABRT IN AUSTRALIA
5 April 2005
Brisbane Busways
Five dedicated busways in the network:
South East Busway – opened in 2001
Inner Northern Busway - opened May 2008.
Northern Busway – to be completed 2012
Eastern Busway – First stage to be completed this year
Boggo Road Busway – to be completed this year
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CarindaleRegional Shopping Centre
Bus Interchange
Eastern Busway
ChermsideRegional shopping centreBus interchange
Northern Busway
Busway Busway LocationsLocations
City
Status
Under construction (completion 2012)
Programmed for completion beyond 2012
Brisbane River
BurandaUniversity of Queensland
Bus, Cycle & Pedestrian Bridge
South East Busway
Upper Mt Gravatt (Garden City)
Eight Mile Plains
Regional Shopping CentreBus InterchangeGriffith University
Park & Ride
Inner Northern Busway
Royal Childrens Hospital
University of Technology
Royal Brisbane & Womens Hospital
Opening July 2009
WoolloongabbaSports Arena
Cultural Recreational
Hospital
Pre-existing Busway Queen StBus Station(underground)
InnerNorthernBuswayStage 1
SE Busway
Inner Northern Busway Stage 2 opened May 2008
King GeorgeSquare Station
Roma St Station (integrated with rail station)
KGS Section (underground)
Roma St Section (surface)
The South East Busway, cost a total of A$350 million or A$21.875 million per km (16km) and moves around 30 million people a year in Brisbane.
The South East Busway, carries 18,000 people per hour, in the morning at its busiest peak.
There has been a 180% increase in patronage on major bus routes since opening the South East Busway.
More than 70% of network passengers use some part of a Busway in their journey.
Total network patronage has increased by 50% in the last 5 years.
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Integration – South East BuswayIntegration – South East Busway
Range of intra-regionaltransfer opportunities
Eight Mile Plains
Upper Mt Gravatt (Garden City)
Griffith University
Holland Park West
Greenslopes
BurandaMater Hill
South Bank
Cultural Centre Queen St
CITY
Woolloongabba
Scope of rail & bus service transfer opportunities at principal transfer points illustratedon diagram.
Cultural Centre Station, with66 routes than span the entire network, is a powerful transfer point.
29 routes
17routes
29+railroutes39
routes
39+railroutes
66+railroutes
24 routes
Tunnels
More than 2 km of tunnel
Longest tunnel - 720m
Viaducts
Holland Park West station
Holland Park West station
Stair & elevator tower
Stations
Stopping lane
Passing lane
Impressive entrances
Stations
Busway lanes on bridge between Cultural Centre and the City
Previously general traffic lanes
Cultural Centre Station approaching the City
Busiest station– bus every 18 seconds in
peak direction in peak 1 hour
However, not the busiest part of the busway!
At that location (Woolloongabba Junction) there is a bus every 10.5 seconds.
Entrance to 720 metre tunnel between South Bank and Mater Hill
Woolloongabba
Buranda
• Bus - rail interchange
SouthBank
Upper Mt Gravatt (Garden City)
• Bus - bus interchange
• Regional shopping centre
Station
Interchange
Queen St
Buranda
Upper Mt Gravatt(Garden City)
Eight Mile Plains
Griffith University
Holland Park West
Greenslopes
SouthBank
Mater Hill
Cultural Centre
Eight Mile Plains
• Park & ride
Roma St StationShared bus / rail island platformThe ultimate integration!
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