Simple and Effective Changes to Improve Transport

[Metro]

Perth’s version of the GCL runs every 15 min, and Melbourne Smartbus has a similar setup. These routes are highly patronised.

[Pionsix]

@ilovebrizvegas

I think because of the length of the Cleveland line it’d be worth doing for the sake of the commuters in the Redlands area. Also when CRR is online there won’t be the sharing of slots with Beenleigh and Gold Coast services, so should allow greater operational flexibility in terms of express and all stops services running along the line together. Since the rest of the network isn’t used for freight during peak times the third track is sitting idly during this time anyhow.

It shouldn’t be a show stopper but from what I’ve seen the third track isn’t idle. I’m not a particularly regular Cleveland line user but there does seem to be a westbound holding on the dual gauge between Coorparoo and Buranda during the morning peak until about 08:30 the times I have gone through.

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[SurfRail]

The Circleroute works because it also serves universities. It wouldn’t take much to split the GCL so you can serve UQ Chancellors Place and Griffith Nathan.

[ilovebrizvegas]

Agreed - and in the scheme of things such an easy thing to implement! If at the very least this as well as Shorncliffe-Manly was done this could still be implemented so quickly. It’s a no brainer to me.