CityGlider Knowpia

Proposed Gold CityGlider
Proposed Gold CityGlider
Overview
System	Translink
Operator	Transport for Brisbane
Status	Proposed
Route
Start	Northshore Hamilton
Via	Newstead; Bowen Hills railway station; Fortitude Valley; Mary Street
End	Woolloongabba busway station
Service
Frequency	Daily

61
61
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Overview
System	Translink
Operator	Transport for Brisbane
Garage	Carina
Began service	18 February 2013
Route
Start	Ashgrove
Via	Paddington; South Bank busway station; Woolloongabba busway station; Stones Corner
End	Coorparoo Square
Service
Level	Daily

60
60
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Overview
System	Translink
Operator	Transport for Brisbane
Garage	Eagle Farm
Began service	11 April 2010
Route
Start	West End ferry wharf
Via	Cultural Centre busway station; Adelaide Street; Fortitude Valley; Newstead
End	Teneriffe ferry wharf
Service
Level	Daily

CityGlider is a brand name applied to a pair of high-frequency bus routes operated by Transport for Brisbane in Brisbane, Australia. Both are operated by dedicated fleets of buses vinyled in either blue or maroon liveries with a gliding possum motif. Bus stops serviced by the CityGlider services are identified with signs and painted kerb. Both operate 24 hours a day on Fridays and Saturdays.^[1]

The CityGlider service is pre-paid only, meaning passengers are required to use a go card to touch on/off when boarding and exiting the service. To assist with keeping the service running on-time, both front and rear boarding is possible. (Post COVID all buses allow front and rear door boarding)

Blue CityGlider edit

The Blue CityGlider was launched on 11 April 2010.^[2]^[3] also known as route 60, the Blue CityGlider runs from West End ferry wharf via the Cultural Centre busway station, Adelaide Street, Fortitude Valley and Newstead to Teneriffe ferry wharf.^[4]

It runs every five minutes during morning and afternoon peak and every 10 to 15 minutes during off-peak. It was also the first service in Brisbane to operate 24 hours on Friday and Saturday and operates for 18 hours every other day.^[2]

In April 2014 a petition started by a local worker was signed by 1,070 people and called upon the Brisbane Transport to reroute the westbound service from Teneriffe via Skyring Terrace past the Gasworks Shopping and Restaurant Precinct rather than via Commercial Road. Brisbane City Council supported the rerouting of the service and relocating the Commercial Road bus stop to Skyring Terrace. These changes were implemented on 15 December 2014.^[5]^[6]

The Blue CityGliders were garaged at Brisbane Transport's Bowen Hills depot, then Toowong depot after Bowen Hills depot was closed, until early 2020 when all were transferred to the Eagle Farm Depot. This occurred in preparation for the introduction of Volvo B8RLEA Volrgen Optimuses to the route.^[7] In January 2019, the Blue CityGlider fleet was replaced with new Volvo B8RLE’s (Fleet number 2820-2838), replacing the previous-generation MAN 18.310's (Fleet number 1030-1049). On 12 July 2021, the Volvo B8RLE's were replaced by the Volvo B8RLEA's articulated buses. These buses could carry about 50% more passengers and are based out of the Eagle Farm depot (number from 1653-1670).^[8]^[9]

Blue CityGlider

CityCat

West End ferry wharf

Montague Rd at Cordeaux St, stop 14 (stop 30/14)

Bypassed Stops

Montague Rd at Gray Rd, stop 13

Montague Rd at Raven Street, stop 12

Montague Rd at Kurilpa Street, stop 11

Montague Rd near Victoria St, stop 10

Bypassed Stops

Montague Rd at Ashington Street, stop 9

Montague Rd at Davies Park, stop 8

Montague Rd at Donkin Street, stop 7

Bypassed Stops

Montague Rd at Mollison Street, stop 6

Mollison St near Boundary St, stop 5

Mollison St near Melbourne St, stop 5

Bypassed Stops

Melbourne St at Manning Street, stop 4

Melbourne St at Cordelia Street, stop 3

Cultural Centre busway station

Victoria Bridge

over Brisbane River

Bypassed Stops

Adelaide Street, stop 48

Adelaide Street, stop 47

Adelaide Street, stop 46 / Adelaide Street, stop 17

Adelaide Street, stop 18

Adelaide Street, stop 45

Adelaide Street, stop 19

Adelaide Street, stop 44

Adelaide Street, stop 20

King George Square

via Northern Busway

Adelaide Street, stop 43

Bypassed Stops

Adelaide Street, stop 21

Adelaide Street, stop 22

Adelaide Street, stop 42

Adelaide Street, stop 40

Adelaide Street, stop 23

Adelaide Street, stop 39

Adelaide Street, stop 24

Adelaide Street, stop 25

Adelaide Street, stop 37 / Adelaide Street, stop 26

Adelaide Street, stop 36

Bypassed Stops

Adelaide Street, stop 35

Adelaide Street, stop 34 / Adelaide Street, stop 27

Adelaide Street, stop 28

Bypassed Stops

Adelaide Street, stop 33 / Adelaide Street, stop 29

Adelaide Street, stop 32

Queen Street, stop 67

Bypassed Stops

Ann Street, stop 222

Ann Street, stop 221

Ann Street, stop 220

Wickham Street, stop 226

Bypassed Stops

Ann Street, stop 219

Ann Street, stop 217

Ann Street, stop 218

Wickham Street, stop 227

Wickham Street, stop 225

Ann Street, stop 216

Bypassed Stops

Wickham Street, stop 228

Wickham Street, stop 229

Bypassed Stops

Wickham St at Bridge Street, stop 5

Ann St at Bridge Street, stop 5

Wickham St at East Street, stop 6

Ann St at James Street, stop 6

Adelaide Street, stop 44

Bypassed Stops

Ann St at Chester Street, stop 7

Wickham St at Knapp Street, stop 8

Skyring Tce near Cunningham St

Bypassed Stops

Teneriffe Ferry Skyring Tce

Teneriffe ferry wharf

CityCat

Maroon CityGlider edit

This second CityGlider east to west route commenced on 18 February 2013.^[10] Also known as route 61, the Maroon CityGlider runs from Ashgrove via Paddington, South Bank busway station, Woolloongabba busway station and Stones Corner to Coorparoo Square.^[11] It connects major sporting, entertainment, shopping and dining precincts.^[12]

The Maroon CityGliders are garaged at Brisbane Transport's Carina depot, using a fleet of 13 Volgren CR228L bodied Volvo B7RLEs (Fleet number 2036-2048).

Maroon CityGlider

Stewart Rd at Ashgrove Village

Bypassed Stops

Stewart Rd at Ashgrove near Devoy St

Waterworks Rd at Kadanga Street, stop 18

Bypassed Stops

Jubilee Tce at Ithaca near The Esplanade

Jubilee Tce at Ithaca near Fletcher Pde

Jubilee Tce near Effie St

Bypassed Stops

Jubilee Tce near Accession St, stop 19

MacGregor Tce at Bardon, stop 15

MacGregor Tce at Bardon/MacGregor Tce at Bardon, stop 15

Bypassed Stops

MacGregor St at Tooth Ave, stop 14

MacGregor Tce near Tooth Ave, stop 14

Latrobe Tce at Perrott Street, stop 13

Latrobe Tce at Gilday Street, stop 12

Bypassed Stops

Latrobe Tce at Trammies Corner, stop 11

Latrobe Tce at Paddington Central, stop 10

Bypassed Stops

Latrobe Tce at Old Ithaca Fire Station, stop 9

Latrobe Tce at Old Paddo Post Office, stop 8

Given Tce at Old Paddo Post Office, stop 8

Given Tce at Great George, stop 7

Given Tce at Paddo Tavern, stop 6

Bypassed Stops

Given Tce at Paddington, stop 5

Caxton St near Chapel St, stop 4

Bypassed Stops

Petrie Tce at Windmill Cafe, stop 3

Upper Roma St near Quay St, stop 3

Bypassed Stops

Roma St at Upper Roma Street, stop 3

Roma Street, stop 122/Roma Street, stop 124

Roma Street, stop 121/Roma Street, stop 125

Roma Street busway station

Bypassed Stops

George Street, stop 120

George Street, stop 119

George Street, stop 118

Turbot Street, stop 3

Central Station, stop 141

Adelaide Street, stop 39

Adelaide Street, stop 40

Adelaide Street, stop 42

Adelaide Street, stop 43

George Street, stop 117

King George Square busway station

Adelaide Street, stop 44

Bypassed Stops

Queen Street busway station

Adelaide Street, stop 45

Adelaide Street, stop 46

Adelaide Street, stop 47

Brisbane River

Cultural Centre busway station

South Bank busway station

Mater Hill busway station

Woolloongabba busway station

Bypassed Stops

Stanley St at Jurgens Street, stop F

Jurgens St at Woolloongabba, stop E

Logan Rd at Lotus Street, stop 10a

Logan Rd at Walker Street, stop 10a

Logan Rd at Lewis Street, stop 11

Logan Rd at Lewis Street, stop 11/12

Bypassed Stops

Logan Rd at Buranda Street, stop 12

Logan Rd at Vanda Street, stop 13

Logan Rd at Buranda Railway, stop 16/14

Logan Rd at Buranda Railway, stop 14/16

Stones Corner busway station

Langlands Park busway station

Bypassed Stops

Old Cleveland Rd at Coorparoo West, stop 19

Old Cleveland Rd at Dowar Street, stop 20

Old Cleveland Rd at Saint Leonards Street, stop 21

Old Cleveland Rd at Macaulay Street, stop 22

Coorparoo Square - Holdsworth St

Old Cleveland Rd at Coorparoo Stop 23

Proposed Gold CityGlider edit

The Gold CityGlider is a proposed new CityGlider service. It is proposed to run from Northshore Hamilton via Newstead, Bowen Hills railway station, Fortitude Valley and Mary Street to Woolloongabba busway station.^[13] It is proposed to connect to Portside Wharf, Breakfast Creek, RNA showgrounds, Bowen Hills and Fortitude Valley shopping and dining precincts, Albert Street / Mary Street / Eagle Street retail and dining precincts in the CBD (including 1 William Street, Queens Wharf Brisbane, Parliament House, QUT Gardens Point and the future Cross River Rail station at Albert Street), The Gabba and the Woolloongabba dining precinct.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "CityGlider bus services". www.brisbane.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Trenwith, Courtney (11 April 2010). "Brisbane's 24-hour buses hit the road". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
^ Mass transit investigation report (PDF). Brisbane City Council. September 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Route 60 Blue CityGlider Brisbane Transport
^ Newstead gasworks precinct needs this bus stop as its already home to a major employer Energex with new headquarters for both Bank of Queensland and Tatts Group on the way Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Quest Community Newspapers 12 August 2014
^ City Glider-to-be-rerouted Archived 16 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane Times 14 August 2014
^ "ATDB • View topic - Transport for Brisbane Observations 2020". www.busaustralia.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Supersized CityGlider to carry hundreds of extra passengers in peak hour - Westender - West End 4101". 11 July 2021.
^ "CityGlider bus services".
^ Feeney, Katherine (11 February 2013). "CityGlider spreads its wings". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ High frequency services (includes BUZ and CityGlider)^{[permanent dead link]} Brisbane Transport
^ Route 61 Maroon CityGlider Brisbane Transport
^ admin (16 June 2021). "New 'Gold' CityGlider proposed to service high-growth areas". Adrian Schrinner. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[:0-1] "CityGlider bus services". www.brisbane.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[launch-2] Trenwith, Courtney (11 April 2010). "Brisbane's 24-hour buses hit the road". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

[Mass_transit_investigation_report-3] Mass transit investigation report (PDF). Brisbane City Council. September 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Route 60 Blue CityGlider Brisbane Transport

[5] Newstead gasworks precinct needs this bus stop as its already home to a major employer Energex with new headquarters for both Bank of Queensland and Tatts Group on the way Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Quest Community Newspapers 12 August 2014

[6] City Glider-to-be-rerouted Archived 16 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Brisbane Times 14 August 2014

[7] "ATDB • View topic - Transport for Brisbane Observations 2020". www.busaustralia.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2020.

[8] "Supersized CityGlider to carry hundreds of extra passengers in peak hour - Westender - West End 4101". 11 July 2021.

[9] "CityGlider bus services".

[10] Feeney, Katherine (11 February 2013). "CityGlider spreads its wings". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[11] High frequency services (includes BUZ and CityGlider)^{[permanent dead link]} Brisbane Transport

[12] Route 61 Maroon CityGlider Brisbane Transport

[13] (16 June 2021). "New 'Gold' CityGlider proposed to service high-growth areas". Adrian Schrinner. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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Summary

Blue CityGlider edit

Maroon CityGlider edit

Proposed Gold CityGlider edit

References edit