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Brisbane City Council is evolving your network by investing in high-frequency turn-up-and-go Brisbane Metro services, to connect you to the people, places and activities you love.

Each year, our bus network moves more than two-thirds of Brisbane's public transport customers - that's nearly 80 million customers. Due to the size of our bus network, we’re reviewing and modernising the network in stages.

To help prepare for the launch of Brisbane's New Bus Network, on 28 January 2025 we'll start rolling out Brisbane Metro on the M2 route (also known as Route 66) - UQ Lakes to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.

We will work with Translink to keep you informed and get ready for the new year.

Learn about what we've done so far and our staged implementation plan on the Metro services page.

Keeping Brisbane moving

Council invited the community to have their say on the new bus network in late 2022. Your feedback has been incorporated primarily in the inner city and south-eastern bus network and has been approved by Translink.

Feedback received for other parts of the city will inform Council’s future planning of additional metro lines and network reviews.

We’ve also worked closely with the State Government to better fund our bus network and keep Brisbane moving. This investment will improve the frequency and reliability of bus services, while expanding services to new suburbs.

Your new network means: 

  • more than 85% of trips will be faster or similar during peak periods
  • providing turn-up-and-go Brisbane Metro services arriving every 5 minutes during peak times and 24 hours on weekends
  • delivering new routes, extending all day services or improving service frequency in our suburbs
  • improving travel times and introducing seamless connections with same platform transfers.

Brisbane's New Bus Network guide and interactive network map

Council has prepared the Brisbane's New Bus Network guide to provide insight on how the network has been finalised following consideration of community feedback and further network planning.

This includes a summary of feedback and Council's response, along with individual maps for updated routes.

Download the Brisbane's New Bus Network guide (PDF - 27Mb).

Use the interactive network map to view Brisbane’s New Bus Network. See if there are changes to your journey and how Council has responded to your feedback.

Use the interactive network map

New network benefits

improved on-time services during peak periods

more than 85% of trips will be faster or similar during peak periods

more travel options to keep brisbane moving

What's next

Council will continue to work closely with the State Government on implementation activities for Brisbane’s New Bus Network and metro services. This includes: 

  • making your suburban network ready for implementation  
  • completing the construction of new and improved infrastructure
  • continuing to test and commission new metros and introduce them to the network
  • improving our onboard metro systems based on customer feedback and further testing
  • working with Translink to get our customers ready to travel on the new network.

Community consultation report

Council invited the community to provide their feedback on the draft network from July to December 2022. Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation and gave their valuable input. 

Download the Brisbane's New Bus Network Community Consultation Report (PDF - 2Mb).

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