Bus upgrade zone
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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.{{cite web | url=https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-and-transport/public-transport/buses/buz-services | title=BUZ services | date=10 May 2024 }}
Nearly all BUZ routes are express services which provide quick and frequent access to places along major trunk roads, with the exception of routes 196 and 199, which are the only all-stops BUZ service with bus stops within short walking distances of each other between the inner suburbs of Fairfield, West End, New Farm and Teneriffe. Most BUZ routes are radial, and commence in or near the Brisbane CBD. However, routes 196 and 199 are again an exception, in that they are cross-town routes that passes through the CBD.
History
Route 111 was upgraded to become the first BUZ service in December 2003.{{cite news | newspaper = Southern Star | title = Buses receive boost| first = Carissa | last = Thompson |page = 1 | date = 2003-12-10}} Other BUZ services have been progressively added since then.{{cite news| newspaper =Logan West Leader| title =New bus services| page =7| date =2009-01-21| accessdate =2010-05-03| url =http://logan-west-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/new-bus-services-for-browns-plains/| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20110405053142/http://logan-west-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/new-bus-services-for-browns-plains/| archivedate =2011-04-05}}{{cite news |title = More bus services to help ease squeeze |first = Tony |last = Moore |date = 2010-06-29 |accessdate = 2010-06-30 |url = http://brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/more-bus-services-to-help-ease-squeeze-20100629-zhr9.html |newspaper = Brisbane Times |archive-date = 9 August 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110809151713/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/more-bus-services-to-help-ease-squeeze-20100629-zhr9.html |url-status = live }} 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190307064132/https://translink.com.au/sites/default/files/assets/resources/plan-your-journey/maps/180122-high-frequency-services.pdf High frequency services (includes BUZ and CityGlider)] TransLink 22 January 2018
In 2007, BUZ services carried over 346,000 passengers a week, accounting for around 30% of all Brisbane Transport patronage. Route 199 being the busiest BUZ service, carrying over 53,000 passengers per week.{{cite web|url=http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/bccwr/lib261/onboard_newsletter_june07.pdf|publisher=Brisbane Transport|title=On Board brochure|date=June 2007|accessdate=16 April 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Routes
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.[http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-transport/public-transport/buses/buz-services BUZ services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413221554/http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/traffic-transport/public-transport/buses/buz-services |date=13 April 2016 }} Brisbane City Council Nearly all BUZ routes are express services which provide quick and frequent access to places along major trunk roads, with the exception of routes 196 and 199, which are the only all-stops BUZ services with bus stops within short walking distances of each other between the inner suburbs of West End and Teneriffe (199) and New Farm and Fairfield (196). All BUZ routes are radial, and commence in or near the Brisbane CBD. However, routes 196 and 199 are again an exception, in that they are cross-town routes that pass through the CBD.
File:G1601-Route 111-Outbound-1.jpg|Brisbane Bus G1601, doing the 111 BUZ route from Eight Mile Plains to Roma Street.
C2048-Route 200-Inbound-1.jpg|Brisbane Bus C2048, seen at the Woolloongabba Interchange, doing the 200 route heading towards Carindale.
G5007-Route 150-Inbound-2-2.jpg|A Transport for Brisbane Scania K310UB6x2, G5007, doing the 150 BUZ service to Browns Plains.
G650-Route 180-Inbound-1.jpg|Brisbane Bus G650, seen doing the 180 BUZ route at the Culture Centre. This bus was retired in 2020.
Transport for Brisbane Bus at the Cultural Centre G1278.jpg|Bus G1278 at the Culture Centre doing the 200 BUZ route. The 200 route is one of the most popular BUZ services in Brisbane.
S1670-Route 111-Inbound-1.jpg|Brisbane Bus S1670, at the Upper Mount Gravatt Station. doing the 111 BUZ service to Roma Street.