PLANStink: Express Services Analysis : Sunshine Coast

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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Monday, November 29, 2010

Express Services Analysis : Sunshine Coast

I have compiled an analysis of the Rail express services to the Sunshine Coast,
comparing the current timetable with the draft 2011 timetable.
This is a weekday services analysis only.
I have not included the Caboolture only express services.

LEGEND TO LIST e.g. Caboolture-Petrie - 14 X
denotes express leg start and end stations - and the 14 X = number of those services.

CURRENT TIMETABLE
3 Express Patterns observed, they are:

Type 1. 20 Bypassed Stations
Type 2. 18 Bypassed Stations
Type 3. 14 Bypassed Stations

Type 1.
20 Bypassed Stations
Caboolture - Bowen Hills - 3 X
Bowen Hills - Caboolture - 2 X

Type 2.
18 Bypassed Stations
Caboolture - Bowen Hills (incl. Petrie/Northgate Stops) - 8 X
Bowen Hills - Caboolture (incl. Petrie/Northgate Stops) - 9 X

Type 3.
14 Bypassed Stations
Bowen Hills - Northgate - Petrie - 1 X

DRAFT 2011 TIMETABLE
4 Express Patterns observed, they are:

Type 1. 13 Bypassed Stations (9 + 4)
Type 2. 20 Bypassed Stations
Type 3. 14 Bypassed Stations
Type 4. 9 Bypassed Stations

Type 1.
13 Bypassed Stations (9 + 4 Stations)
Caboolture - Petrie - Northgate - 6 X
Northgate - Petrie - Caboolture - 8 X

Type 2.
20 Bypassed Stations
Caboolture - Bowen Hills - 2 X
Bowen Hills - Caboolture - 2 X

Type 3.
14 Bypassed Stations
Caboolture - Northgate - 4 X
Northgate - Caboolture - 3 X

Type 4.
9 Bypassed Stations
Petrie - Northgate - 2 X
Northgate - Petrie - 2 X

SUMMARY
Currently there are a total of 23 weekday express services from Roma St to Nambour.
These comprise a total of 420 stations bypassed.
Average Express Leg = 18.26 Stations Bypassed.

Under the draft 2011 timetable there are a total of 29 weekday express services from Roma St to Nambour.
These comprise a total of 396 stations bypassed.
Average Express Leg = 13.66 Stations Bypassed.

Interesting Observation:
Whilst there are 6 more express services in total under the draft 2011 timetable,
the express legs themselves are shortened by (on average) 5 stations.

TransLink Does It Again

Nolan

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Monday, November 29, 2010

Express Services Analysis : Sunshine Coast

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