I really do hope that KGS-City Hall gets a refurb - and if possible - a big expansion, so then it can comfortably accommodate more than a few hundred commuters at a time.
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Considering that many routes run half hourly (or worse), I donāt really blame drivers for doing this. Nobody wants to wait an hour for their next bus service if they just missed it by a few seconds.
Of course, drivers shouldnāt do this if theyāre running a frequent service.
oh this has a been a āfeatureā of the platform for ages. I do not know why tho.
Is it constant or just occasional? My off hand guess would be that it could be related to the grease trap/emptying the grease trap for the Pig N Whistle upstairs.
When the grease trap in my building is emptied, it leaves the carpark, public amenities and building foyer stinking for the next couple of hours.
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While I canāt speak for Roma Street, the wait at those other stations is either at best generally improved or at worse no change over what they were previous. Meanwhile, the congestion at the Cultural Centre is substantially lower and the Victoria Bridge bus congo line largely rectified.
My experiences of getting the M1 from KGS since the tunnel opened is that there is more often than not a definite time saving in getting over the bridge.
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Anyone catching a shiny new Metro to King George Square in the heart of Brisbane knows the scent of sewage that hits you when the sliding doors open.
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āThe Department of Transport and Main Roads is aware of odours occurring intermittently in the area of the King George Square bus station.ā
They said they were using ventilation to limit the smell and working with Urban Utilities, who operate the pipes around the station, to find its source.
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Urban Utilities, who said they had received a complaint about the smell on Tuesday and had sent a crew to investigate.
āWe carried out high-pressure cleaning works to minimise any potential odour from the wastewater network,ā a spokesperson said, adding Urban Utilities would monitor the station for stink.
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If only TMR spent the same amount of effort into investigating how far council has reached with the $50 million Brisbane Metro Expansion case 
Itās been long overdue - we still havenāt got 4 minute peak frequencies - and it feels like council has left us in the dark with this one 
Hopefully we get the report by early 2026..
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Anyone catching a shiny new Metro to King George Square in the heart of Brisbane knows the scent of sewage that hits you when the sliding doors open.
Ned Perkins runs a cafe at the mouth of the bus station. He said the smell at the underground terminal had been an issue for years, though its intensity ebbed.
āUsually, itās the smell of urine, pretty much anywhere downstairs,ā he said. āItās pretty strong too, itās pretty pungent.ā
āIt reeks down thereā: Is this city bus stopās pungent stink finally being fixed?
^^Thank god it was just not me
On another note two of the platform screen doors for the metro Northbound at KGS have been broken for the last couple of days, forcing everyone to board and alight from the front door. It really holds things up and increases dwell times.
They will probably release the findings close to the next election in 2028.
Pretty sad they will go to the an election and promise to add 1 new bus route.
How do we know the Gold City Glider isnāt going to be the fake-metro extension?
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Brisbane Metro visits Brisbane Tramway Museum
The video also demonstrates that the metro bus is well capable of being driven on ordinary arterial roads in mixed traffic.
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Yes, they can, but currently they require either a permit or an exemption notice to operate on such roads. To the best of my knowledge, an exemption notice has not been granted, so every time they operate outside the busway, they would need to get a permit. That is not to say that the State Government could not grant an exemption notice for specific routes (e.g. RBWH to Chermside).
The list of current exemption notices is at Queensland notices | NHVR
There is already one exemption for BCC buses (Queensland Class 3 Heavy Vehicle (Brisbane City Council CCTV) Dimension Exemption Notice 2022 (No 1) - Federal Register of Legislation), allowing them to have a total width of 2.6 m including CCTV cameras, however this isnāt applicable to the Metro vehicles, as the body width is 2.55 m, which is in excess of the 2.5 m maximum width for a standard heavy vehicle.
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Can they carry passengers with a permit?
I think that would depend on the specifics of the permit.
I think the best way around the issue if TMR/BCC wants the Hess vehicles to run on regular roads is to apply to the NVHR for an exemption. Getting permits on a regular basis would be incredibly time consuming.
I canāt see any reason an exemption couldnāt be granted for Bowen Bridge Rd and Gympie Rd, but turning a Hess vehicle around at Chermside could be problematic, along with the lack of charging facilities.
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Brisbane Metro expansion progressing as future Capalaba link is examined
WORK to explore a Metro extension to Capalaba remains on track, with the long-awaited business case progressing.
Brisbane City Council has reaffirmed its commitment to the project, saying work is continuing in partnership with the Queensland and Australian governments.However, according to the Federal Department of Infrastructure and Transportās website, the status of the business case is listed as ānot startedā.
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I still think the āmetroā service should run to Birkdale station for connectivity with the Cleveland line and overall integration with the area.
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What they should do is improve the 254/255 services to meet the Metro or Birkdale station trains.
Why Birkdale is the hub for bus connections is beyond me when Wello is the dual platform station.