Brisbane's Public Transport Is Starting to Resume But Plenty of Services Are Still Being Affected by the Severe Weather
With the weather still wet and flooding occurring due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, you'll want to check Translink before making plans to get around town.
When 2025 began, starting off March with wet and windy weather thanks to a cyclone threatening to hit the River City wasn't on any Brisbanite's bingo card; however, that's been the reality due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. After a chaotic weekend that saw the city avoid the worst predictions regarding the cyclone's impact, but still endure damaging winds, intense rain and flooding, Brisbane remains in a soggy state. The wet conditions continue, and so does the flash-flooding risk. Nothing has returned to normal yet, then, including venturing out of the house via public transport.
It's been a week since CityCat and ferry services were suspended as at the last service on Monday, March 3, with buses and trains in southeast Queensland following from the final service on Wednesday, March 5. As at Monday, March 10, Brisbane's public transport network is now slowly starting to resume, but the severe weather is still having a say. Indeed, buses initially resumed on Sunday, March 9, only to be suspended again.
At the time of writing, Translink advises that "public transport is continuing to come back online after major impacts due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred", but "some services will remain offline while our crews can undertake critical repairs and clean-up work while there are ongoing impacts due to localised flooding, road closures and staff availability."
Accordingly, although some bus, train, CityCat and ferry services are beginning again in and around Brisbane, you'll want to check Translink before heading out — and also be prepared for further changes as the weather keeps developing.
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Brisbane City Council bus services are still suspended "until further notice due to overnight weather impacts causing flooding and road closures", for instance, but some Logan, Redlands and Moreton Bay services are running.
If you usually travel by rail, the Cleveland, Doomben, Gold Coast and Redcliffe Peninsula lines aren't back in action yet, but the others are, operating on Sunday timetables.
There are no CityCat services on Monday, March 10, but some currently have timetables up for Tuesday, March 11.
Translink advises that its online journey planner will be updated each day at 6pm, outlining services for the next day.
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To keep up to date with the latest conditions, warnings, alerts and timetables, Brisbanites can head to the below services:
- The Bureau of Meteorology's Queensland warnings page, Queensland X and Facebook
- Brisbane City Council's emergency dashboard
- Queensland Government's disaster site
- Brisbane City Council's X and Facebook
- Translink's website, X, Facebook and Instagram
- Queensland Fire and Emergency Services's website, X, Facebook and Instagram
- Qld Traffic
Stay safe and dry out there, Queenslanders.
For the latest transport news, timetables and service changes, head to the Translink website.
Brisbane City Council is continuing to update its emergency dashboard. The Bureau of Meteorology is continuing to update its warnings regularly — visit its website for further details.
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