Public Transport
Ferries set for Dockside return after years without service
Brisbane City Council will begin its upgrade of the Kangaroo Point terminal in days, with Dockside expected to welcome ferries again in six months.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Sundaes to come with a workout as Ekka visitors urged to walk due to station closure
With Exhibition Station closed due to an upgrade, Transport Minister Mark Bailey has urged Ekka visitors to leg it up from Fortitude Valley Station.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
UQ bus ban puts ‘giant handbrake’ on city’s public transport, experts say
A transport expert says UQ’s “through campus” bus ban should be revoked immediately.
- by Tony Moore
‘Lack of ambition’: Qld public transport trips forecast to plummet
The government has been accused of “admitting defeat” as it downgrades its public transport usage forecast to just 9 per cent of motorised journeys by 2050.
- by Cameron Atfield
First train crosses Sydney Harbour underwater
At 2am on April 21, a single-deck metro train traversed its way from Tallawong through Chatswood and North Sydney before running under Sydney Harbour.
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Opinion
COVID lockdowns are over: Why didn’t Brisbane return to buses and trains?
Where did everyone go when they hopped off public transport during the pandemic? The answer, which may surprise some, is not cars.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Transport key to Olympic gold as Qld population booms
An extra 1 million people will live in south-east Queensland by the 2032 Olympic Games and that event’s success would rise or fall on the state’s ability to move them around, a prominent mayor says.
- by Nick Gibbs
Bus cancellations to continue unless 500 drivers get on board
The shortfall in drivers across the south-east has sparked calls for the profession to be added to the skilled migration program.
- by Tony Moore
Driver shortage hits home as Brisbane, Gold Coast buses cancelled
On Friday, 178 bus services were cancelled across Queensland amid 205 disruptions, with Brisbane and the Gold Coast the hardest-hit regions.
- by Tony Moore
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Brisbane Airtrain
Smart ticketing rollout extends to Brisbane Airtrain
Visitors to Brisbane can now tap on to the Airtrain with their bank cards, phones or other linked devices after south-east Queensland’s smart ticketing system was extended to the airport.
- by Cameron Atfield
All aboard: Last two CityCat terminals reopen after flood repairs
From Monday, Brisbane’s entire ferry network will be back up and running as the North Quay and Regatta terminals reopen after the 2022 floods.
- by Tony Moore