Public Transport

the tiles in the subway are extremely old and heritage protected. Heavy scrubbing or cleaning products can damage them.

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Ah but common sense doesn’t sell clicks my friend.

That’s true, even though the article I was replying to was an ABC article, so I don’t know what they’re getting. :rofl:

Credit / debit cards weren’t working at various stations during the evening. Experienced issues at Kings Cross and Town Hall. Although at Town Hall some of the machines in the middle of the concourse worked but the ones at the Galleries/QVB entry didn’t work for all customers unless you had an OPAL card.

Not to mention train delays due to earlier police operation at Sydenham.

Can this Govt just not get the trains to run properly? Yesterday signal failures at Kogarah causing delays on T4 line.

This is your daily reminder that we are in New South Wales, where things don’t work as they should :rofl:. I had my experience of that with work (#IWorkForNSW).

ABC is not above farming for rage clicks :unamused:

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It’s Melbourne, underground, train station. Any resemblance of cleanliness is a bonus these days, sadly.

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Not sure if it got a mention here, but trains in Adelaide are now back in public hands - noticed today that trains (at least the 3000 class) now have stickers on the front saying “Proudly owned and operated by Government of South Australia”

My opinion, an utter waste of money on vanity stickers.

The trains and trams have never had anything like this on the exterior. The buses do have the operator name but written in small print above the front door.

Photos from users on Facebook


In all honestly the cost of these was probably covered by petty cash lying around in DPTI

But yes we’re seeing them now as the government uses the opportunity to highlight that it has reversed the privatisation of the rail services.

Yeerongpilly station will re-open on February 17.

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New data from the Department of Transport and Main Roads has revealed an 18.3 per cent jump in the number of people taking public transport compared to 2023.

Graphic of the increase in public transport patronage
More people have been using public transport since 50c fares were introduced. (ABC News: Molly Slattery)

Train travel has gone up 18.6 per cent and bus travel is up by 15.8 per cent.

Light rail usage has also risen by 27.5 per cent.

Ferries have had the most dramatic increase in patronage, with figures up 42.8 per cent.

A commuter taking the train from the Gold Coast to Brisbane used to pay about $29 per day.

If you’ve been doing that five times a week for the past six months (except public holidays), 50c fares could have saved you $3,640.

Those travelling into the city from Brisbane’s suburbs for work have saved just shy of a thousand dollars.

$1.5bn earmarked for permanent 50 cent fare policy

Queensland’s 50 cent fares are set to become permanent as the LNP government endorses the cost benefits and decreased traffic congestion because of cheaper public transport.

Mr Mickelberg said the six-month trial had come at a cost of $181m and data within the first half of the period showed the 50 cent fares showed the cost benefits, passenger increases, and alleviated traffic congestion in the southeast.

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That’s good news, hopefully other states will consider doing the same.

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Pfffft. No they won’t. Especially not in NSW.

They’re struggling to roll out the new trains on the Newcastle Central Coast line. I got told by friends who live on the coast that they’re only being run on weekdays.

50 cent fares aren’t the answer but $29 from Brisbane to the Gold Coast (and back) is a rort.

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I’m saving money on petrol for my car if I’m only using it on weekends and travelling on public transport during the week to get to the RSPCA for my volunteering.it’s 25 kms from home and I usually go there 4 times per week .It would be easier if it was on the same train line but some outer suburbs of Brisbane don’t have very good public transport options,.I’m lucky here ,the train station is only a 15 minute walk (when I decide to go back to catching the train again ,when the improvement works at Morningside Station are finally done)and the bus stop is just around the corner

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If 50 cent fares are going to be permanent, then hopefully they do eliminate the need to tap on and off at each trip.

Tap on once, charge the 50c then - with no need to tap off at the end of the trip.

If it remains - then I definitely question if the lower fares will be long term.

The Tap data provides a lot more insight than being simply a mechanism to charge - it gives the operator a better idea of the types of journeys that people make.

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