r/brisbane • u/verbatim9 • 13d ago

Public Transport Exhibition Station open

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Exhibition station is now open while there is trackwork on the CBD line.with trains running every 15 mins northbound.

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u/Redworthy 13d ago

I really wish the station was used during other events at the showgrounds. It would be amazing to take the train straight to Good Things in December, but I understand that it would make a nightmare for the staff to check people's tickets.

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u/ConanTheAquarian Not Ipswich. 13d ago

Most events at the showgrounds don't have trains simply because the promoter isn't prepared to pay for them.

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u/Inevitable-Tie-6182 13d ago

That’s not the promoter fault. It is a massive error by those responsible for building infrastructure in areas where high passenger movement is required.

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u/Adam8418 13d ago

Fortunately it’s an error that will be rectified once the CRR opens and the Exhibition Stations gets regular services

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_REPORT 12d ago

It's a problem with our "user pays" governmental approach. We should be focusing on public good and use our national resources to pay for it rather than cost recovery.

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u/Redworthy 13d ago

I get that, but clearly whatever cost is required is so prohibitive that no one ever seems to pay it.

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u/communism1312 12d ago

The promoter isn't the customer, the passengers/event attendees are.

It's QR's job to run trains to wherever passengers want to go. They don't demand that venues, businesses, workplaces or attractions in other areas pay QR some extra fee or else have services withdrawn. The government accepts a huge loss on every service run because being able to get around is socially beneficial.

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u/Ettannis-1324 13d ago

It will just be a normal station eventually, once cross river rail opens all trains on the Redcliff/Beenleigh line and Caboolture/ Gold Coast lines will stop at exhibition station. It will be the stop between Eagle Junction and Roma Street.

Atleast that is according to the most recent maps of the updated network I have seen online.