I have come to come up with a new bus route to help relieve Brisbane's congestion - Route 355.

 

Route 355 goes from Elizabeth St stop 87 (outside of Big W MacArthur Central), and follows the path of Route 353 until Wilston Station. From RBWH, it makes express stops, only stopping at Newmarket Rd at Oakwal Lane and Wilston Station. From Wilston Station, it will stop at the new stop of Newmarket Rd at Wilston Road, finally providing a connection between Wilston Station and Newmarket Village. It then stops at Enoggera Rd at Ashgrove Avenue, stop 20a and then stops at Enoggera Rd at Banks Street, stop 22, and then follows the path of the 390, but makes express stops, providing and express alternative for passengers of the 390. From Enoggera Rd at Banks Street, stop 22, it stops at Gaythorne Station and then runs fully express until Brookside Shopping Center.

 

When it departs Brookside Shopping Center after a stop, it continues along Burwood Road until the roundabout. It then turns right onto Burwood Road and contiunes until the intersection with South Pine Road. It then continues straight ahead onto Stafford Road. Between Brookside Shopping Center and Stafford Rd at Cutbush Rd, stop 5, it makes one stop at Griffith St at Brook Street, stop 19/5. After making a stop, it continues and then turns left onto Trouts Road and stops at all stops until Rode Road. At the intersection, it then turns right and continues until Webster Road. It makes stops at: Rode Rd at Downfall Creek, and Rode Rd at Stafford Heights near Cranbourne St. After turning left onto Webster Road, it then runs non-stop until Chermside Shopping Center. It will continue until the Downfall Creek roundabout, and then continue on Hamilton Road.

 

After making a stop at Chermside Shopping Center, it then runs right onto Gympie Road, following the path of Route 680. It then continues along Gympie Road, stopping at Gympie Rd near Murphy Rd, stop 39, Gympie Rd at Aspley South, stop 41 and then Aspley Hypermarket (Albany Creek Rd opp Aspley Hypermarket).

 

Route 355 will then leave Aspley Hypermarket (Albany Creek Rd opp Aspley Hypermarket) and continue heading west along Albany Creek Road. It will stop at: Albany Creek Rd at Bangalow Street before turning right onto Bridgeman Road. Until Beams Rd near Tintara St (Carseldine Central), it will run non-stop. After Beams Rd near Tintara St, it will stop all stops until Carseldine Station (Beams Rd at Bangalore Street, Beams Rd at Carseldine Campus, Balcara Ave at Beams - Balcara and then Carseldine Station).

 

---How this route will affect the Brisbane community---

 

Route 355 is a route that will help Brisbane civilians commute easier from the heart of Brisbane to Carseldine Station, serving areas that don't get much bus coverage. By implementing Route 355, it will help relieve bottlenecks around the Enoggera and Aspley areas, as this bus will provide express segments and segments where it stops at all bus stops.

 

I believe that now is the time to act as if we don't implement this bus route sooner, more bottlenecks will occur, causing bigger delays as Brisbane's population is growing rapidly. We already know how bad Brisbane's traffic gets, especially from 7:00-8:30 and 5:00-6:30, as those hours are rush hour and everyone wants to go home, so Route 355 solves those problems entirely. This bus route will also help Brisbane shoppers and locals as this this bus route services some of the city's major shopping centers - Brookside Shopping Center, Chermside Shopping Center and Aspley Hypermarket.

 

We will declare victory when Brisbane City Council agrees to implement this route into their growing bus network, and I hope that this change is for the better.

 

• Note: The photo of the route was screenshoted at 12:20 pm, 2 April, 2025.

 

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kenjievans2@hotmail.com

 

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