Two weeks after Brisbane City Council warned extra buses were needed to cover passenger demand, the state government has added new buses to the fleets of Brisbane City Council and eight private bus companies.
Fifty buses will be added to south-east Queensland’s bus fleets, the state government revealed on Monday, a fortnight before its six-month trial of 50-cent fare trips begins.
Another 13 would be contributed from the eight bus companies operating in the south-east, including Brisbane City Council’s Transport for Brisbane. He described the plan to offer 50-cent fares for public transport trips throughout Queensland, which begins in two weeks’ time, as “nation-leading”.The state’s biggest bus service provider, Brisbane City Council, warned two weeks ago that the popularity of the discounted fares would overcrowd routes,According to Brisbane City Council’s modelling, a 10 per cent increase in passengers each weekday would mean more than 12,000 passengers would not fit on buses on more than half of Brisbane’s routes.
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