Slow Start to Travel in the New Year

The crucial and unavoidable Cross River Rail works began on the 23rd of December 2023, which could see train travel delayed with some travel times almost doubled for the first few weeks of this year.

Whilst Springfield and Ipswich residents will experience minimal interruptions on direct journeys into the City. Any commuters who change over to the Beenleigh line to access Stations from Dutton Park to Yeerongpilly or those traveling to Albion, Wooloowin, Toombul and Nundah will need to prepare for station closures and replacement rail busses.

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All Brisbane train lines will be running on a special timetable to accommodate for the closures. Rail buses are in place but delays are expected on all lines until the end of the week, while track closures will remain in place for the Beenleigh and Gold Coast/Airport line until January 18.

The late December early January closure schedule was chosen as according to data from 2023 a quarter less trips were taken in the week beginning January 9th compared to early March. Commuters are urged to plan for delays and check for updates online or through the Translink app.