South East Busway Congestion and Possible Solutions

Buddhi Wijesekera N8012504

Queensland University of technology BEB801 - Project 1

Characteristics of South East BuswayStart of Operation - September 2000

Length - 16.5km

10 Busway Stations

Ave .Time to travel from Eight mile plains to QSBS - 27 minutes

Number of bus services - 55

South East BuswayUnique busway Stations

Dedicated bus lanes

Covered shaded areaPassenger seatingFare collecting machinesWell lit and secure

Articulated Dual axle Tri axle

Avoids road trafficUninterrupted corridor

Buses using the busway

Current Condition of SEB

Congested Time period and Directions

Morning Peak - Inbound (06:30 - 08:30)

Evening Peak - Outbound (15:30 - 19:30)

Congested Areas and stations affected

QSBS, Cultural Center, South Bank, Mater Hill

Buranda & Greenslopes

Causes for Congestion

Bus Bunching

Unreliability of services

Ramp entry and exit to road traffic

Exponential population growth

Addition of services to reach the demand.

Fuel prices and parking prices around Brisbane CBD

Bus BunchingStations affected by bus bunching

Reasons for Bus BunchingHigh dwell time

Congestion on road network

QSBS, Cultural Centre, Southbank, Mater Hill, Buranda and Greenslopes

Entering and Exiting through ramps to the road network.

Causes for high dwell timeAspects of dwell time

Loading areas on platforms

Passenger walking space distance during peak demand

Paper ticket issuing

Other reasons for Congestion

Timetable clashes

Bad weather

Accidents

Public events

Rugby game at Suncorp Stadium

Cricket or AFL game at Gabba Stadium

Possible SolutionsGovernment proposed strategies

Increasing parking facilities in city

Regularly analyze passenger travel data in order to get a better understanding in generating schedules

Merging with a different mode of public transit

Use of Legacy way Tunnel to reroute certain buses during peak hours

Reducing Dwell time

Announcing services with loading area

Stop issuing paper tickets during peak hours or at all

Improved accurate real time bus location information

Encourage go card use

Increasing passenger walking space for them to easily get to the allocated loading zone

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