Centenary suburbs bus service
USQ now provides a bus service from the Centenary suburbs to the Springfield campus via Wacol Railway Station and Richlands. This service will be operated by Concorde Coach Charter under contract to USQ.
During Semesters 1 and 2, the schedule (*PDF 15kb) will provide up to four services a day designed to coincide with class start and finish times. No services will be provided on weekends or public holidays. Please hail the driver for all stops.
A different schedule will operate during the two week exam periods at the end of these semesters. To coincide with the times for the three exam sessions, there will be three services to the campus and three services from the campus.
The proposed service route (*PDF 309kb) will include Middle Park, Jamboree Heights, Mount Ommaney, Jindalee, Sinnamon Park and Richlands with stops at:
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Edenbrook bus stop
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Goggs Road bus stop (outside Windermere Village)
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Jindalee State School bus stop (Burrendah Road)
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Jindalee Place bus stop (opposite Arrabri Avenue)
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Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre
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Mt Ommaney Police Station (Dandenong Road)
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Baden Powell bus stop (opposite Good News Lutheran School)
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Horizon Drive bus stop (opposite Peter Lightfoot Oval)
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Horison Drive - Westlake bus stop (just before Tebera Street)
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Tomkins Road bus stop (outside Middle Park State School)
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Wacol Railway Station
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Pine Street, Richlands (outside Ten Pin)
The bus stops and service route could be changed based on student requirements. Feedback can be provided by contacting USQ Springfield.
The bus will only be available to USQ and Bremer TAFE staff and students. TAFE students will need to use the existing public transport system for classes held outside the times of the four services or dates of operation. The bus does not have disabled access. However, if you have specific needs, please contact Student Services at USQ Springfield and they will endeavour to assist with alternative arrangements.
During USQ's Orientation week and the first week of teaching, there will be no charge for using this bus service. After this time, the costs will be:
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Prepaid Tickets (purchased from USQ Springfield) |
Casual Tickets (purchased on the day from the bus driver) |
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to and from Wacol Railway Station and Richlands (per trip) |
$1.00 |
$2.00 |
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to and from Centenary suburbs (per trip) |
$2.00 |
$3.00 |
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Prepaid tickets to the value of either $10.00 or $20.00 can be purchased from the USQ Springfield Library whilst casual tickets can be purchased from the bus driver.
*This file is in Portable Document Format (PDF) which requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. A free copy of Acrobat Reader may be obtained from Adobe. Users who are unable to access information in PDF should contact USQ Springfield Administration, telephone +61 7 3470 4100 to obtain this information in an alternative format.