TransLink Does It Again

Like most Sunshine Coast Commuters, I was appalled by TRANSLink's blatant disregard for, not only the commuter, but the commuters' families when they compiled the 2011 "draft" timetable.

Translink are proposing to put the current Roma St 5:14pm service back to leave at 5:02pm [earlier than the current 5:14pm service].

No extra service at peak (soon to be our rush) hour. The existing services have just been spaced further apart! Now it's a 45 minute wait between 5pm services !!

QR staff working in the building overhead may make the platform in time, but not 5pm knock-off city commuters who have more than a 2 minute walk to the station.

Translink also propose to change the timetable so that Sunshine Coast commuters will have an even longer day away from family. A minimum 1/2 hour longer no matter which end of the day you look at.

Under the new regime, 5pm knock-off city commuters will have to wait until 5:47pm [later than the current service] to catch a 20 station express service home.

20 station express services will be reduced from the current 5 down to just 4.

Many commuters already have to stand all the way to Caboolture (45min.) before a seat becomes available. The logic of adding further stops to an over-subscribed service on the longest route in the network defies belief.

How will this encourage the take up of public transport?

The locked in 15% price hikes for the next 4 years (2011-2014) probably won't do much to encourage it either. Will they?

This blog has been launched to give one voice to our grievances and allow each person affected, the opportunity to share the toll which these decisions will take on their family life.

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Nolan

Nolan

What Can I Do?

Make your feelings known by contacting the following:

TransLink
https://forms.translink.com.au/site-information/contact-us-and-help/feedback


State Members of Parliament

Andrew Powell MP, Member for Glass House
glass.house@parliament.qld.gov.au


Peter Wellington MP, Member for Nicklin
nicklin@parliament.qld.gov.au


Fiona Simpson MP, Member for Maroochydore
Maroochydore@parliament.qld.gov.au


Glen Elmes MP, Member for Noosa
Noosa@parliament.qld.gov.au


Mark McArdle MP, Member for Caloundra
Caloundra@parliament.qld.gov.au




Sunday, November 28, 2010

15% Fare Hikes coming this January (and annually until 2014)

Source: TransLINK web site.
From Monday 17 January 2011, a number of changes will be introduced to fares and ticketing.
The changes include:
  • New daily go card cap on fares for Seniors, Pension Concession Card holders and Repatriation Health Care Card (Gold Card) holders - after two journeys are made in one day all additional journeys are free.
  • Increase in the go card off-peak discount from 10 to 15 per cent providing more incentive to travel during the day and on weekends or public holidays.
  • go card fares and single paper ticket fares will increase by 15 per cent - a go card fare will still be 30 per cent cheaper for a single journey.
  • go card will replace all multi-trip paper tickets - including all daily, weekly, monthly and Queensland Rail one-third student paper tickets.
  • Single paper tickets will remain for sale to ensure infrequent users and tourists are able to easily access public transport.
These changes will help ensure we are well placed to continue to deliver a world-class public transport network and address the challenges of a rapidly growing population and record patronage.
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