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Translink is the public transport agency in the State of Queensland, Australia, and is a division of the Department of Transport and Main Roads.Translink was first introduced by the Queensland Government in June 2003 to orchestrate bus, ferry, rail and light rail services.
Bustech bodied Volvo B12BLE in August 2008. Park Ridge Transit is an Australian operator of bus services in the southern suburbs of Brisbane.It operates nine urban services and nearly 70 school runs under the contract of Translink, which is owned and operated by the Queensland Government.
In Queensland, Australia, public bus services are coordinated by the Queensland Government's Department of Transport and Main Roads and provided by over 1000 operators. The coordination of public bus transport generally falls under three schemes: Translink services, QConnect services and the remaining rural/regional school services. Some ...
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), is a department of the Queensland Government. TMR was formed in April 2009 by merging Queensland Transport and the Department of Main Roads . [ 1 ] TMR manages Queensland's 33,000 km state road network, which includes 3,100 bridges.
The go card was a major part of the Queensland Government's integrated ticketing system to improve the efficiency and convenience of public transport. In July 2003, the Queensland Government awarded the $134 million contract to design, build, operate and maintain the go card system to Cubic Corporation. [1] [4]
go via was the toll payment system introduced by Queensland Motorways as a part of free-flow tolling. [6] It replaced the previous E Toll system in Queensland. [7] The new system was introduced on 1 July 2009 and the "pay-on-the-spot" option was phased out on 22 July 2009, meaning cash was no longer a payment option, and stopping was no longer required.
In November 2003, Metrolink Queensland (a joint venture between Transdev and Transfield Services) was contracted to operate CityCat and Cityferry services for seven years. [ 3 ] In 2004, when Translink was established, the first second generation CityCat ( Beenung-urrung ) was introduced and passenger numbers increased by 26%.
Rail services are operated by Queensland Rail, through its City network system. Bus services are operated by both the Brisbane City Council's Transport for Brisbane subsidiary and private operators, and uses the road network as well as dedicated bus lanes and busways. Ferry services on the Brisbane River are operated by RiverCity Ferries. [1]