CityGlider route 60

CityGlider is a brand name applied to a pair of high-frequency bus routes operated by Transport for Brisbane in Brisbane, Australia. Both are operated by dedicated fleets of buses vinyled in either blue or maroon liveries with a gliding possum motif. Bus stops serviced by the CityGlider services are identified with signs and painted kerb. Both operate 24 hours a day on Fridays and Saturdays.^[1]

The CityGlider service is pre-paid only, meaning passengers are required to use a go card to touch on/off when boarding and exiting the service. To assist with keeping the service running on-time, both front and rear boarding is possible. (Post COVID all buses allow front and rear door boarding)

Blue CityGlider

60
Overview
System	Translink
Operator	Transport for Brisbane
Garage	Eagle Farm
Began service	11 April 2010
Route
Start	West End ferry wharf
Via	Cultural Centre busway station Adelaide Street Fortitude Valley Newstead
End	Teneriffe ferry wharf
Service
Level	Daily

The Blue CityGlider was launched on 11 April 2010.^[2][3] also known as route 60, the Blue CityGlider runs from West End ferry wharf via the Cultural Centre busway station, Adelaide Street, Fortitude Valley and Newstead to Teneriffe ferry wharf.^[4]

It runs every five minutes during morning and afternoon peak and every 10 to 15 minutes during off-peak. It was also the first service in Brisbane to operate 24 hours on Friday and Saturday and operates for 18 hours every other day.^[2]

In April 2014 a petition started by a local worker was signed by 1,070 people and called upon the Brisbane Transport to reroute the westbound service from Teneriffe via Skyring Terrace past the Gasworks Shopping and Restaurant Precinct rather than via Commercial Road. Brisbane City Council supported the rerouting of the service and relocating the Commercial Road bus stop to Skyring Terrace. These changes were implemented on 15 December 2014.^[5][6]

The Blue CityGliders were garaged at Brisbane Transport's Bowen Hills depot, then Toowong depot after Bowen Hills depot was closed, until early 2020 when all were transferred to the Eagle Farm Depot. This occurred in preparation for the introduction of Volvo B8RLEA Volrgen Optimuses to the route.^[7] In January 2019, the Blue CityGlider fleet was replaced with new Volvo B8RLE’s (Fleet number 2820-2838), replacing the previous-generation MAN 18.310's (Fleet number 1030-1049). On 12 July 2021, the Volvo B8RLE's were replaced by the Volvo B8RLEA's articulated buses. These buses could carry about 50% more passengers and are based out of the Eagle Farm depot (number from 1653-1670).^[8][9]

Blue CityGlider
CityCat West End ferry wharf Montague Rd at Cordeaux St, stop 14 (stop 30/14) Bypassed Stops Montague Rd at Gray Rd, stop 13 Montague Rd at Raven Street, stop 12 Montague Rd at Raven Street, stop 12 Montague Rd at Kurilpa Street, stop 11 Montague Rd near Victoria St, stop 10 Bypassed Stops Montague Rd at Ashington Street, stop 9 Montague Rd at Davies Park, stop 8 Montague Rd at Davies Park, stop 8 Montague Rd at Donkin Street, stop 7 Bypassed Stops Montague Rd at Mollison Street, stop 6 Mollison St near Boundary St, stop 5 Mollison St near Melbourne St, stop 5 Bypassed Stops Melbourne St at Manning Street, stop 4 Melbourne St at Cordelia Street, stop 3 Melbourne St at Cordelia Street, stop 3 Cultural Centre busway station Victoria Bridge over Brisbane River Bypassed Stops Adelaide Street, stop 48 Adelaide Street, stop 47 Adelaide Street, stop 46 / Adelaide Street, stop 17 Adelaide Street, stop 18 Adelaide Street, stop 45 Adelaide Street, stop 19 Adelaide Street, stop 44 Adelaide Street, stop 20 King George Square via Northern Busway Adelaide Street, stop 43 Bypassed Stops Adelaide Street, stop 21 Adelaide Street, stop 22 Adelaide Street, stop 42 Adelaide Street, stop 40 Adelaide Street, stop 23 Adelaide Street, stop 39 Adelaide Street, stop 24 Adelaide Street, stop 25 Adelaide Street, stop 37 / Adelaide Street, stop 26 Adelaide Street, stop 36 Bypassed Stops Adelaide Street, stop 35 Adelaide Street, stop 34 / Adelaide Street, stop 27 Adelaide Street, stop 28 Bypassed Stops Adelaide Street, stop 33 / Adelaide Street, stop 29 Adelaide Street, stop 32 Queen Street, stop 67 Bypassed Stops Ann Street, stop 222 Ann Street, stop 221 Ann Street, stop 220 Wickham Street, stop 226 Bypassed Stops Ann Street, stop 219 Ann Street, stop 217 Ann Street, stop 218 Wickham Street, stop 227 Wickham Street, stop 225 Ann Street, stop 216 Bypassed Stops Wickham Street, stop 228 Wickham Street, stop 229 Bypassed Stops Wickham St at Bridge Street, stop 5 Ann St at Bridge Street, stop 5 Wickham St at East Street, stop 6 Ann St at James Street, stop 6 Adelaide Street, stop 44 Bypassed Stops Ann St at Chester Street, stop 7 Wickham St at Knapp Street, stop 8 Skyring Tce near Cunningham St Skyring Tce near Cunningham St Bypassed Stops Teneriffe Ferry Skyring Tce Teneriffe ferry wharf CityCat

Maroon CityGlider

61
Overview
System	Translink
Operator	Transport for Brisbane
Garage	Carina
Began service	18 February 2013
Route
Start	Ashgrove
Via	Paddington South Bank busway station Woolloongabba busway station Stones Corner
End	Coorparoo Square
Service
Level	Daily

This second CityGlider east to west route commenced on 18 February 2013.^[10] Also known as route 61, the Maroon CityGlider runs from Ashgrove via Paddington, South Bank busway station, Woolloongabba busway station and Stones Corner to Coorparoo Square.^[11] It connects major sporting, entertainment, shopping and dining precincts.^[12]

The Maroon CityGliders are garaged at Brisbane Transport's Carina depot, using a fleet of 13 Volgren CR228L bodied Volvo B7RLEs (Fleet number 2036-2048).

Maroon CityGlider
Stewart Rd at Ashgrove Village Bypassed Stops Stewart Rd at Ashgrove near Devoy St Waterworks Rd at Kadanga Street, stop 18 Bypassed Stops Jubilee Tce at Ithaca near The Esplanade Jubilee Tce at Ithaca near Fletcher Pde Jubilee Tce near Effie St Jubilee Tce near Effie St Bypassed Stops Jubilee Tce near Accession St, stop 19 MacGregor Tce at Bardon, stop 15 MacGregor Tce at Bardon/MacGregor Tce at Bardon, stop 15 Bypassed Stops MacGregor St at Tooth Ave, stop 14 MacGregor Tce near Tooth Ave, stop 14 Latrobe Tce at Perrott Street, stop 13 Latrobe Tce at Perrott Street, stop 13 Latrobe Tce at Gilday Street, stop 12 Latrobe Tce at Gilday Street, stop 12 Bypassed Stops Latrobe Tce at Trammies Corner, stop 11 Latrobe Tce at Paddington Central, stop 10 Bypassed Stops Latrobe Tce at Old Ithaca Fire Station, stop 9 Latrobe Tce at Old Ithaca Fire Station, stop 9 Latrobe Tce at Old Paddo Post Office, stop 8 Given Tce at Old Paddo Post Office, stop 8 Given Tce at Great George, stop 7 Given Tce at Great George, stop 7 Given Tce at Paddo Tavern, stop 6 Given Tce at Paddo Tavern, stop 6 Bypassed Stops Given Tce at Paddington, stop 5 Given Tce at Paddington, stop 5 Caxton St near Chapel St, stop 4 Bypassed Stops Petrie Tce at Windmill Cafe, stop 3 Upper Roma St near Quay St, stop 3 Bypassed Stops Roma St at Upper Roma Street, stop 3 Roma Street, stop 122/Roma Street, stop 124 Roma Street, stop 121/Roma Street, stop 125 Roma Street busway station Bypassed Stops George Street, stop 120 George Street, stop 119 George Street, stop 118 Turbot Street, stop 3 Central Station, stop 141 Adelaide Street, stop 39 Adelaide Street, stop 40 Adelaide Street, stop 42 Adelaide Street, stop 43 George Street, stop 117 King George Square busway station Adelaide Street, stop 44 Bypassed Stops Queen Street busway station Adelaide Street, stop 45 Adelaide Street, stop 46 Adelaide Street, stop 47 Brisbane River Cultural Centre busway station South Bank busway station Mater Hill busway station Woolloongabba busway station Bypassed Stops Stanley St at Jurgens Street, stop F Jurgens St at Woolloongabba, stop E Logan Rd at Lotus Street, stop 10a Logan Rd at Walker Street, stop 10a Logan Rd at Lewis Street, stop 11 Logan Rd at Lewis Street, stop 11/12 Bypassed Stops Logan Rd at Buranda Street, stop 12 Logan Rd at Vanda Street, stop 13 Logan Rd at Vanda Street, stop 13 Logan Rd at Buranda Railway, stop 16/14 Logan Rd at Buranda Railway, stop 14/16 Stones Corner busway station Langlands Park busway station Bypassed Stops Old Cleveland Rd at Coorparoo West, stop 19 Old Cleveland Rd at Dowar Street, stop 20 Old Cleveland Rd at Saint Leonards Street, stop 21 Old Cleveland Rd at Saint Leonards Street, stop 21 Old Cleveland Rd at Macaulay Street, stop 22 Old Cleveland Rd at Macaulay Street, stop 22 Coorparoo Square - Holdsworth St Old Cleveland Rd at Coorparoo Stop 23

Proposed Gold CityGlider

The Gold CityGlider is a proposed new CityGlider service. It is proposed to run from Northshore Hamilton via Newstead, Bowen Hills railway station, Fortitude Valley and Mary Street to Woolloongabba busway station.^[13] It is proposed to connect to Portside Wharf, Breakfast Creek, RNA showgrounds, Bowen Hills and Fortitude Valley shopping and dining precincts, Albert Street / Mary Street / Eagle Street retail and dining precincts in the CBD (including 1 William Street, Queens Wharf Brisbane, Parliament House, QUT Gardens Point and the future Cross River Rail station at Albert Street), The Gabba and the Woolloongabba dining precinct.^[1]

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