The next stage of Brisbane Metro and Brisbane’s New Bus Network will launch on Monday 30 June as the first permanent Brisbane Metro service continues to exceed expectations.
The staged introduction of Brisbane Metro is the biggest evolution of Brisbane’s bus network in generations and will help deliver an extra 160,000 services every year together with Brisbane’s new bus network.
The next stage of the Brisbane Metro and the new bus network will launch from Monday 30 June, featuring:
- 24-hour weekend travel on Brisbane Metro services
- Turn-up-and-go Brisbane Metro services running at five-minute frequences
- A new ‘M1’ Brisbane Metro service between Roma Street Parkland and Eight Mile Plains, replacing the existing 111 and 160 bus routes
- Five new bus routes that will improve connectivity to the South East Busway and Fortitude Valley, adding more than 5000 new services a year.
- Four new all-day services in streets that currently only have a peak-period buses, increasing frequency and connection to key Metro corridors.
- Twelve combined bus routes that eliminate duplicated services without decreasing the total number of trips, creating more efficient routes that can be accessed by more people.
- Three divided routes that will now finish their service in the city, reducing the likelihood of delays.
- Capacity for an extra 55,000 students to UQ, QUT and Griffith universities
More than 1.1 million trips have been taken on the ‘M2’ Brisbane Metro services between UQ and RBWH since January 28 2025, with services boosted to five-minute frequencies from morning peak to the end of the afternoon peak in preparation for the next stage of metro services.
The opening of a new inner-city tunnel beneath Adelaide Street will be critical to unblocking bottlenecks in the city’s bus network and enabling metro services to increase from five minute to three-minute frequencies.
As works gear up to open the Adelaide Street tunnel in the third quarter of this year, the King George Square, Queen Street and Roma Street bus stations will be temporarily closed during six consecutive super weekends of works from 21 June 2025 to 25 July 2025.
Alternative routes will be communicated to passages via in person signage and on the Translink website.
Other key infrastructure upgrades being delivered as part of the Brisbane Metro project include:
- A new Cultural Centre station to increase capacity and travel times through the bus precinct. Final touches are underway on platform three, with the station set to be fully operational in the coming months.
- A major upgrade of Buranda station, extending the platforms by 30 metres and widening the bus tunnel. The upgraded station will reopen on Monday 12 May 2025.
- Installation 15 new electric passenger information displays and six new bus shelters along Adelaide Street. The Adelaide Street works are expected to be complete later this month.
Information and officers will be available at major bus stops to help passengers transition to the new bus network, with changes to be reflected on TransLink’s Journey Planner from Monday 2 June.
Quotes attributable to Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jarrod Bleijie:
“The Crisafulli Government is working with Brisbane City Council to deliver improved connectivity across South East Queensland, backed by our permanent 50 cent fares.
“Brisbane’s New Bus Network – developed through a new approach with Council – makes it easier and cheaper than ever to get around the region.
“Along with our 2032 Delivery Plan transport projects, from faster rail to the Gold Coast, The Wave to the Sunshine Coast, and the Bruce Highway upgrades, we’re delivering a boost to connectivity to create a winning long-term legacy.”
Quotes attributable to Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner:
“Through our landmark agreement with the Crisafulli Government, we are delivering the biggest improvement to Brisbane’s bus network in generations.
“Two-thirds of public transport trips in Brisbane are taken on a bus which is why we’re supercharging our bus network to help keep Brisbane moving.
“Brisbane Metro and our new bus network will help us make the leap from public transport to mass transit, delivering an additional 160,000 services every year.
“The first stage has already been a massive success, with one million trips taken on our first permanent Brisbane Metro services since January this year.
“With local governments collecting just three cents in every tax dollar, collaboration with the Crisafulli Government has been critical to delivering this to delivering better transport for our growing city.”
Quotes attributable to Chair for Transport Ryan Murphy:
“We are the only Council in Australia with a track record of delivering city-shaping transport projects like Brisbane Metro, new bridges and tunnels.
“This is a massive change for Brisbane that will deliver huge benefits for public transport passengers and so its critical people plan their journey ahead of the changes from June 30.
“This is all about delivering more services, more often to help make it easier for people to use our public transport network and ease congestion on our roads.”
Quotes attributable to RACQ Managing Director and Group CEO David Carter:
“RACQ welcomes the ongoing shift towards a trunk and feeder bus network. This reform is needed to modernise and simplify an overly complex bus network and deliver higher frequency services to commuters.
“We survey our members regularly about their transport needs and they consistently tell us they want to see a public transport system that works for them.
“These changes to the bus network are essential for improving public transport in Brisbane and we’re convinced the Metro is the future of the bus network and should expand beyond Brisbane.”
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