Bus upgrade zone

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Stops serviced by BUZ routes are often identified with the above sign.

Bus upgrade zones, commonly abbreviated to BUZ, are a feature of Brisbane's public transport system. The name is given to high-frequency bus routes operated by Brisbane Transport, the Brisbane City Council agency that operates the city's public bus services for TransLink. All BUZ services run at least every fifteen minutes from around 6:00am to 11:00pm seven days a week and at least every ten minutes during peak hours from Monday to Friday.[1][2]

Nearly all BUZ routes are express services which provide quick and frequent access to places along major trunk roads, with the exception of routes 196 and 199, which are the only all-stops BUZ service with bus stops within short walking distances of each other between the inner suburbs of Fairfield, West End, New Farm and Teneriffe. Most BUZ routes are radial, and commence in or near the Brisbane CBD. However, routes 196 and 199 are again an exception, in that they are cross-town routes that passes through the CBD.[1]

History

Route 111 was upgraded to become the first BUZ service in December 2003.[3] Other BUZ services have been progressively added since then.[4][5] The Cultural Centre busway station on the South East Busway is the common interchange point for all BUZ services, with the exception of route 412.[1]

BUZ services carry over 346,000 passengers a week, accounting for around 30% of all Brisbane Transport patronage. Route 199 is the busiest BUZ service, carrying over 53,000 passengers per week.[6] According to the TransLink network plan published in July 2007, BUZ service is also planned for route 330 which run from the city to Bracken Ridge.[7]

Routes

All BUZ services run at least every fifteen minutes from around 6:00am to 11:00pm seven days a week and at least every ten minutes during peak hours from Monday to Friday.[1][2] Nearly all BUZ routes are express services which provide quick and frequent access to places along major trunk roads, with the exception of route 199, which is the only all-stops BUZ service with bus stops within short walking distances of each other between the inner suburbs of West End and Teneriffe. All BUZ routes are radial, and commence in or near the Brisbane CBD. However, route 199 is again an exception, in that it is a cross-town route that passes through the CBD.[1]

Route Destinations Type Upgrade Date
100 Forest Lake via Ipswich Rd Cityxpress October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)[8]
111 Eight Mile Plains Busway service December 15, 2003 (2003-12-15)[3]
120 Garden City via Tarragindi Cityxpress June 6, 2011 (2011-06-06)[9]
130 Parkinson via Mains Rd and Sunnybank Cityxpress January 27, 2004 (2004-01-27)[10]
140 Browns Plains via Mains Rd and Beaudesert Rd Cityxpress February 23, 2009 (2009-02-23)[4]
150 Browns Plains via Gowan Rd and Warrigal Rd Cityxpress November 8, 2004 (2004-11-08)[11]
180 Garden City via Mansfield Cityxpress October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)[8]
196 Fairfield, Highgate Hill, Fortitude Valley, Merthyr All Stops June 6, 2011 (2011-06-06)[9]
199 West End, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Teneriffe All Stops February 20, 2006 (2006-02-20)[12]
200 Carindale Heights via Deshon St Cityxpress February 18, 2006 (2006-02-18)[13]
222 Carindale via Eastern busway Busway service
330 Bracken Ridge via Northern Busway Cityxpress June 18, 2012 (2012-06-18)[14]
333 Chermside via Northern Busway Busway service
340 Carseldine via Northern Busway Cityxpress June 18, 2012 (2012-06-18)[14]
345 Aspley via Maundrell Tce Cityxpress February 20, 2006 (2006-02-20)[12]
385 The Gap via Waterworks Rd Cityxpress
412 University of Queensland via Toowong Cityxpress
444 Moggill via Indooroopilly Cityxpress
Blue CityGlider West End, Fortitude Valley, Newstead, Teneriffe Special April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)[15]
Maroon CityGlider Ashgrove, Paddington, City, Woolloongabba, Langlands Park Special February 18, 2013 (2013-02-18)[16]

See also

References

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