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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

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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!