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Translink offers a contactless fare payment card called go card. It requires passengers to touch the card on a card reader at the start and end of each journey, and when transferring between services. The fare is automatically calculated based on the difference between the highest zone number and the lowest zone number recorded for the journey.
Responsibility for the actual operation of bus services rests with 17 subcontracted bus service providers, such as Transport for Brisbane, each allocated a specific contract area within the region and which operate services pursuant to Translink's timetabling and integrated ticketing system that uses contactless smartcards known as the go card. [1]
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 ]
In response, Translink confirmed more stations would begin selling the go card. [42] Translink fares continued a trend of "planned" increases by a factor of 15% per year in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 calendar years, sparking concerns about affordability. [43] [44] From 2013 the "planned" increase halved to 7.5%.
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]
Brisbane's network of busways is significant because it is the largest scale adoption of busways as a form of rapid public transport in Australia. Patronage numbers have grown over the busways' 12-year existence from carrying 0 to 70 million passengers annually, reducing the growth in traffic congestion and air pollution and minimising the need ...
The route commenced on 22 March 2010 at a cost of $1.6 million per annum. It has decreased the journey time between Eight Mile Plains and Chermside, removing the need to transfer at Cultural Centre. The route completes the 30 kilometres (19 mi) cross-city journey in 39 minutes instead of up to 55 minutes via the Brisbane CBD. [16]
Fares are set by Translink with all stations fitted with go card readers. [53] Translink charges fares that increase as passengers travel through eight concentric zones radiating outward from the Brisbane central business district; [54] All G:link stations are located within zone 5. Service frequencies (in minutes) from 17 December 2017: [55]