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Crowds milling outside Suncorp Stadium for Magic Round in Brisbane.

No time for a hose down: NRL double-header poses logistical challenge bigger than Magic Round

As many as 100,000 could pass through the stadium precinct on the day – almost double an Origin crowd. That could make it Caxton Street’s biggest day in years.

  • Cameron Atfield

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The Adelaide Street tunnel under construction.

Disruptions, detours for city buses over 10 weekends in next Metro build

Overlapping with an overhaul of 150 Brisbane bus routes, final tests to greenlight the new Adelaide Street Metro and busway tunnel will shut CBD tunnels.

  • Felicity Caldwell, Catherine Strohfeldt and William Davis
Commuters wanting to reach the CBD from this bus stop will be forced to change buses from June 30.

‘Your bus is terminating here’: Commuters ‘blindsided’ by massive public transport shake-up

Brisbane commuters have been shocked to learn they will be forced to change buses midway through their trip – or stripped of their service entirely.

  • William Davis and Marissa Calligeros
The upgraded Exhibition station.

‘Game-changer’: Construction finishes on upgraded Exhibition station

The station will open from Wednesday, but only for major events, such as the Ekka and this week’s caravan show, until Cross River Rail opens in 2029.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Passengers onboard the first official Brisbane Metro service.

Swiss-made metro vehicles struggled with Brisbane’s climate during trial

Council documents obtained through Right to Information laws reveal the new Brisbane Metro vehicles were not designed for our climate.

  • Cameron Atfield
The bus driver involved in the crash that killed Tia Cameron has been charged.

Bus driver seeks barrister’s advice over crash that killed Tia Cameron

The council bus Lindsay Francis Selby had been driving at the time it mounted the footpath is now back in operation.

  • Cloe Read
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Laing O’Rourke is using digital modelling to figure out how it can improve facilities at railway stations.

Ditch the phone: Five healthier ways to spend your time on public transport

Sick of the daily doomscroll on your morning commutes? Here are some other options if you want a digital detox from your phone.

  • Cindy Yin
Passengers mill at a Brisbane River ferry terminal after being told to alight from a CityCat.

‘Felt like it was going to sink’: Passengers told to get off struggling CityCat

About 40 people were asked to get off a peak-hour service into the city, with one saying the vessel “felt dodgy from the minute we took off”.

  • William Davis
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said the transport project was the reason the region joined Brisbane’s Olympic bid.

‘Long-lasting legacy’: Sunshine Coast promised mass transit for 2032

A Sunshine Coast public transport link dubbed ‘The Wave’ has been given the green light, promising heavy rail from Brisbane and local Metro-style buses.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Stage three of the Gold Coast light rail has suffered a budget blow out an d construction delays.

State begins review process on Gold Coast light rail expansion

The state government opened a review into the controversial Gold Coast light rail stage-four expansion weeks after floating the idea of using buses to complete the project.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/brisbane-public-transport-5vd