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Brisbane Metro

Discover how Brisbane Metro and Brisbane's New Bus Network will keep Brisbane moving.

A new way to move

In 2025, Brisbane will experience the largest uplift to our bus network in over a decade. The introduction of Brisbane Metro Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services and Brisbane's New Bus Network will improve reliability and increase capacity to get you where you need to go, sooner and safer.

With new and upgraded infrastructure, Brisbane Metro will reduce bottlenecks and congestion by better utilising our busways with a new fleet of high-capacity, fully electric metros.

This city-shaping project is fully funded in partnership with the Australian Government.

Father and young daughter with backpack boarding a metro.
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Turn-up-and-go

Turn-up-and-go services every 5 minutes at
peak times.

Blue high frequency and high capacity icon. Image shows metro in centre with 2 arrows in a circular shape on outside. Arrows pointing in a clockwise direction.

High-capacity electric metros

Fast charging in 6 minutes to keep
Brisbane moving.

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Built for Brisbane

Smart planning to deliver new and
improved infrastructure

Your new services

Permanent metro services officially commenced on the M2 route (UQ Lakes to RBWH) on 28 January 2025, alongside new school services and 8 route changes as part of Brisbane's New Bus Network roll-out.

Signage is in place to assist customers with all bus stop and service changes. To plan your journey, visit the Journey Planneropens in a new tab on the Translink website, phone 13 12 30, or download the Translink appopens in a new tab.

Stage 1 - 2024

Complete

Getting it right

Metro vehicle testing and route 169 customer preview.

Stage 2 - 28 January 2025

Commenced

Back to school and university

Metros on M2 route replacing route 66.

Stage 3 - Mid-2025

Future

A new way to move

Introducing Brisbane’s New Bus Network and metros on M1 route replacing route 111.

Stage 4 - Mid to late 2025

Future

Built for Brisbane

Delivering the new Adelaide Street bus tunnel.

Stage 5 - Late 2025 onward

Future

A growing network

Expanding services and exploring metro extensions.

Metro is expanding

Council has secured $50 million of federal funding to support with the expansion of Brisbane Metro BRT. 

We're looking to expand metro services to:

  • Southern Metro - CBD to Springwood
  • Eastern Metro - CBD to Capalaba
  • Northern Metro - CBD to Carseldine
  • Airport Metro - CBD to Brisbane Airport

The rapid business case will confirm alignment, depot locations, network improvements and delivery phasing for new metro routes ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Register for updatesopens in a new tab on the business case, as we prepare for the next phase of this city-shaping project.

Read more about metro expansions in The race to gold – Brisbane’s Games transport legacy.

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Metro routes and stations

In 2025, the first phase of Brisbane Metro will deliver metro services on the M1 and M2 routes. Future expansions are being explored to extend Brisbane Metro to more suburbs.

This is a map detailing metro routes 1-4, stations and future stations.

Frequently asked questions

Contact the Metro team

For more information about Brisbane Metro: