Brisbane West – Core Frequent Network
Brisbane West – Core Frequent Network Direct, Legible, Frequent The Current Bus Network The western suburbs of Brisbane are a typical suburban area, with a variety of both major and minor trip generators. The key regional activity centres in this area include: Mt Ommaney Centre Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Toowong Shopping Centre Inala Plaza University of Queensland All bar Mt Ommaney Centre are currently serviced by the frequent network (BUZ routes, and in the case of Toowong and to a lesser extent Indooroopilly, frequent rail), with Mt Ommaney having reasonable frequencies the majority of the time to the CBD thanks to the combination of the 450, 453, 454 and 460. Unfortunately, beyond these centres, huge swathes of the western suburbs are victims of poor frequency, illegible bus routes and unnecessary duplication. The Kenmore area is a very good example of an area which suffers from an illegible network of bus routes. At the Kenmore Road at Kenmore South, stop 44 stop, there are five bus routes which depart from this location in peak – the 430, 431, 432, 433 and 446. While in peak these routes can be combined to provide decent frequency, in the PM peak, these routes depart from multiple locations, splitting frequency and duplicating routes. The peak-hour express routes listed (431, 446) also run no more than a few times every day and on an infrequent basis, contributing to an illegible network. Duplication is also a hallmark of the network. The most duplicated corridor in this region is the Coronation Drive corridor to Toowong, which in the off-peak has 24 buses per hour running down it.
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