Bus upgrade zone
Feature of Brisbane's public transport system
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Bus upgrade zones, commonly abbreviated to BUZ, are a feature of Brisbane's public transport system. The name is given to high-frequency bus routes operated by Transport for Brisbane, the Brisbane City Council agency that operates the city's public bus services for Translink. All BUZ services run at least every fifteen minutes from around 6:00am to 11:30pm seven days a week and at least every ten minutes during peak hours from Monday to Friday.[1][2][3] The Cultural Centre busway station on the South East Busway is the common interchange point for all BUZ services, with the exception of routes 340 and 412.[2]
Nearly all BUZ routes are express which provide quick and frequent access to places along major trunk roads. However, routes 196 and 199 are an exception, in that they are all-stop services between the inner suburbs of Fairfield, West End, New Farm and Teneriffe. Nearly all BUZ routes are radial travelling to or from Brisbane CBD. However, routes 196 and 199 are again an exception, in that they are cross-town services that pass the CBD.
History
In 2003, route 111 was upgraded to become the first BUZ service.[4] Other BUZ services have been progressively added since.[5][6]
In 2007, BUZ services carried over 346,000 passengers a week, accounting for around 30% of all Brisbane Transport patronage. Route 199 was the busiest BUZ service, carrying over 53,000 passengers per week.[7]
In 2025, route 111 was replaced by Brisbane Metro route M1.[8] The route remained the same.
Routes
BUZ:
| Route | Destinations | Type | Upgrade Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Forest Lake via Woolloongabba busway station, PA Hospital, Ipswich Road, Oxley and Inala | Cityxpress | 31 October 2011[9] |
| 120 | Garden City bus station via Tarragindi, QEII Hospital and Griffith University Nathan Campus | Cityxpress | 6 June 2011[10] |
| 130 | Parkinson via Mains Rd, Sunnybank and Algester | Cityxpress | 27 January 2004[11] |
| 140 | Browns Plains bus station via Mains Rd, Sunnybank and Beaudesert Rd | Cityxpress | 23 February 2009[5] |
| 150 | Browns Plains bus station via Runcorn and Stretton (Gowan Rd and Warrigal Rd) | Cityxpress | 8 November 2004[12] |
| 180 | Garden City bus station via Greenslopes and Mansfield | Cityxpress | 31 October 2011[9] |
| 196 | Fairfield, Highgate Hill, South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Merthyr | All stops | 6 June 2011[10] |
| 199 | West End ferry wharf, South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Teneriffe ferry wharf | All stops | 20 February 2006[13] |
| 200 | Carindale Heights via Woolloongabba busway station, Old Cleveland Road (stopping only at Coorparoo, Carina and Camp Hill) and Carindale Interchange | Cityxpress | 18 February 2006[14] |
| 222 | Carindale via Eastern Busway and Old Cleveland Road (stopping only at Coorparoo, Kismet Street, Carina and Camp Hill) | Busway service | 27 August 2011 |
| 330 | Bracken Ridge via Roma Street, RBWH, Northern Busway, Chermside, Zillmere and Taigum (no stops between RBWH and Chermside, Airport Link Tunnel Express) | Cityxpress | 18 June 2012[15] |
| 333 | Chermside bus station via Roma Street, RBWH, Northern Busway, Lutwyche and Kedron | Busway service | 27 August 2011 |
| 340 | Carseldine via Roma Street, RBWH, Northern Busway, Lutwyche, Kedron, Chermside and Aspley | Cityxpress | 18 June 2012[15] |
| 345 | Aspley via Roma Street, Kelvin Grove, Newmarket, Stafford and Maundrell Tce | Cityxpress | 20 February 2006 |
| 385 | The Gap via Waterworks Rd, Bardon, Paddington and Roma Street | Cityxpress | 20 February 2006 |
| 412 | University of Queensland bus station via Toowong | Cityxpress | 23 October 2006[16] |
| 444 | Moggill via Toowong, Indooroopilly and Kenmore | Cityxpress | 23 October 2006[16] |
Brisbane bus C2048 working BUZ route 200 to Carindale Heights
Brisbane bus G5007 working BUZ route 150 to Browns Plains
Brisbane bus G650 working BUZ route 180 to Garden City
Brisbane bus G1278 working BUZ route 200 to Carindale Heights
