They had NASA, we need a single state-wide public transport authority first.
The Australian version of NASA is ARSE.
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Well maybe we wonāt have to do many major closures if we start building the station before CRR opens. Will mean we would have to start possibly sometime this year.
Iām just very curious to know what modelling they have to work out the travel mode share at the conclusion of an event that justifies the doing basically nothing approach that they are going with. On the previous information related to CRR and the Gabba, I donāt understand how this would actually work.
Woolloongabba station
Just to set a baseline, the 2011 Cross River Rail EIS (the latest version of the EIS that includes this detail publicly as far as I can tell) estimated that of a 42,000 full capacity crowd 69% would take the train (16,900 city/northbound and 11,900 southbound) with 11% taking the bus and 20% walking/riding/carshare/parking.
The EIS states that in event mode the largest constraint is the number of trains that can be loaded in the post event hour. The modelled platform capacity in that event hour is 15,600 pax per hour per direction, which is based on 1,300 persons per each nine car train departing every 5 minutes . The report doesnāt explicitly state the reason for the loading constraint, but you can infer that the constraint is getting people physically boarding the train, because the tunnel has 24tph headways and the escalator capacity is stated as being 36,000 pax per hour in the peak direction (to/from platform, not per travel direction). For the 5 minute headway, anecdotally the loading time at Milton after Suncorp matches generally reflects this.
Given the loading restriction, the report provided that the northbound demand could be cleared in about 70 minutes (again, this required 9 car trains). Given we only have access to 6 car trains for 2032, which would be 850 pax on their method, you would need 1hr 40minutes to clear the 16,900 people assuming the mode share stayed the same (it wouldnāt, people would choose another way home).
Up the stadium to 63,000 people and keep the mode share the same, moving 25,350 people would require 30 trains, which at 5 minute headway is 150 minutes (2.5 hours).
Exhibition station
The 2011 EIS doesnāt have any statement about event capacity at Exhibition station to compare with. The delivered project is also a slightly different design to the 2011 design, but it remains a single island platform so we broadly compare with Woolloongabba.
Assuming that access to the platform is not an issue (Iām not convinced, but lets go with it), you still have the same loading capacity issues that you have at Woolloongabba and theoretically arrive at the same throughput - 10,200 pax per direction in the post event hour (using the 5 minute headway and 850 pax per train above).
Olympic stadium demand
There is nothing public that I can see about estimated mode share for the Olympic stadium and its simply too different to the Gabba to make any translations.
The stadium is arguably in a better location than at the Gabba for pedestrian connectivity - because the river isnāt in the way. I donāt think we should rely on people walking to Roma Street, Central or Fortitude Valley to get on a train, but I do think we can expect a reasonable take up of people walking to these areas to accommodation or entertainment.
Thereās also an argument that train may need to do less at Vic Park because the bus access is better, but its also unclear how the shuttle bus system would work. I have a bad feeling that the sideshow area at the showgrounds may end up as shuttle bus location..
My thoughts
I think we deserve a dedicated event scale station that is accessible to the stadium. It can be open outside events as well if required, but the design should be for managing the full loading of trains given we have only 2 doors per side per car. It is clear from the original CRR EIS and previous experiences with fully loading trains that headway on the through lines will be compromised, whether that is at Exhibition or a new station near the CRR Portal and the train wash.
As such, I would still suggest that to fully load a train on the Cross River Rail group, we should utilise two island platforms, with 2 platform faces on each through line to prevent significant delays. This is similar to Platforms 1-2 and 3-4 at Central or Platforms 4-5 and 6-7 at Roma Street. Additionally, Sydney Olympic Park station and Perth Stadium Station both use this method. I would suggest that you could increase the headway back to 3 minutes doing this (CRR is set for 24tph/2.5min headway), which gets you back to 17,000 pax per hour per direction.
Because the demand happens in peaks, I would suggest that it is not necessary to use Spanish solution platforms. I also donāt think there is space for this at Exhibition, which really just leaves the train wash area near the land bridge and the CRR portal.
To avoid a similar delays with Roma Street for people transferring, it would be good to provide a surface option as well.
Ideally you would continue to use some form of the current Exhibition loop, however the hole in the wall at Bowen Hills joins onto the CRR up line (towards Roma Street) and the third track through Exhibition ends at the approach to Mayne Yard West. So you have this gap between the two that breaks the network segregation and has a flat cross over both CRR up and down lines.
This really only leaves the option of starting/ending at Mayne Yard West and through running somewhere (even if its just to Bowen Hills), and that requires using the flat junction at Roma Street.
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Very detailed write up.
Exhibition station is designed for a different crowd - dispersed throughout the day. The peak would be the after fireworks exit each night of the Ekka, but this would be a smaller amount of people than 63k.
The crumbs of information in the article seem to suggest that a capacity of 63k is the minimum, and that we may be getting a slightly larger stadium.
Exhibition station wonāt cope and is not ideally located. Fortitude Valley, Central and Roma Street stations are too far and the pedestrian access to them are not suitable for an Olympic stadium transport option (footpaths on busy built up streets).
Your suggestion is spot on and should be advocated for.
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Anything less than a dedicated new stadium station is just another half baked Queensland solution.
We need to copy/paste what Perth Stadium has done (albeit with four platforms, not six). This along with Exhibition station, and the busway, will hopefully avoid embarrassing ourselves.
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Thanks for the comprehensive post! Agree that a 4 platform events station is really needed.
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Moving walkways between the stadium and exhibition station could work. Just build one long travelator
A bid to stop construction on Brisbaneās Olympic stadium site in Victoria Park on Indigenous heritage grounds has been rejected by federal Environment Minister Murray Watt. ā¦
ā¦ Wattās department was still assessing three applications to make declarations under the heritage protection act. ā¦
5 applications, one withdrawn, one rejected, three applications still being assessed.
We welcome the Federal Governmentās decision, which supports the Crisafulli Government to implement the 2032 Delivery Plan while managing any cultural heritage matters.
This is another step towards delivering a 2032 Games Queenslanders can be proud of.
New planning legislation introduced last year incorporates engagement and consultation as part of a comprehensive cultural heritage management plan.
These laws are working well and enable GIICA to progress the Brisbane Stadium and the wider delivery plan on time and on budget, with appropriate safeguards in place.
The Brisbane Stadium will deliver benefits long after the Games and along with other generational infrastructure across the state, will secure a winning legacy for Queensland.
ENDS
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Olympic legacy for Active Transport
It is fast approaching the 1st anniversary since the Premier announced changes to the 2032 Olympics following the 100 day review. The review highlighted the need for the Olympics to leave a transport legacy. As such the CBD BUG is keen for an update on the progress. The CBD BUG has contacted Transport and Main Roads Queensland minister Brent Mickelberg MP seeking an update on
At what stage of development is the draft 2032 Games transport plan?
When and how will public consultation on a draft 2032 Games transport plan be undertaken prior to its finalisation?
We look forward to the Ministers response.
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Electric ferries pitched to link Brisbane, Gold and Sunshine coasts for 2032 Olympic Games
I would be concerned about the travel time, and the boats having to share space with large cargo ships & tankers. Also, moving sandbars could prove an issueā¦
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The travel time alone is going to make this a nonstarter for sureā¦
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How about effective non-sexy ideas like, a new train station at Victoria Park, more frequent bus routes, more frequent off-peak trains, fixing airtrain, rolling out BRT across SEQā¦
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That requires too much infrastructure you see. The water already exists 
must be the prevailing theory
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Why would you do those non sexy ideas when you can have 4 hour electric ferry rides and donāt forget the flying taxisā¦
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Sounds like we might end up with another bus solution?
We donāt need trains, when we can have flying buses and water buses.
And we will still call it a āMetroā so not to further confuse people on its mode and capacity.
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We need Barrambin Station.
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Donāt look 
Remember, there is no Brisbane Metro BRT to the Western Suburbs, despite every other point of the compass getting one. In addition, the Gold CityGlider doesnāt seem to be making much progress either.
What is the holdup with these bus projects?
Brisbaneās LNP Council have failed to commence the business case on the Brisbane Metro expansion to deliver new routes in time for the 2032 Olympic Games, Council documents reveal.
Labor Council Opposition Leader Jared Cassidy has put Adrian Schrinner and his LNP Council on blast this morning for failing to progress the business case for the Metro despite receiving $50 million from the federal government early last year.
In a statement released this morning, Cr. Cassidy revealed the ādamning timeline, buried in Council documentsā showing that the business case contract is expected to commence in June 2026, and will take 24 months.
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Donāt take everything Iām saying here with a grain of salt. A lot of this is just speculation from some forums and may not be accurate.
But I have heard of talks that Perths A Series trains which are being retired at the end of this decade/early 2030s may be getting leased out to Queensland rail to allow for additional train service during the 2032 games or will be scrapped and supplying parts to our SMU/IMU fleet. The A series are very similar to our earlier SMU/IMU models so training drivers on them is probably straightforward. Also heard post games more QTMP may be ordered to replace Older SMUās and IMUās as despite recent refurbs, sooner or later they will be reaching retirement age in the 2030s.
Once again this is a rumour I heard from a forum, not entirely sure itās accurate, so donāt take this post too seriously.
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