CityGlider is a brand name applied to a pair of high-frequency bus routes operated by

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, Australia. Both are operated by dedicated fleets of buses vinyled in either blue or maroon liveries with a

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motif. Bus stops serviced by the CityGlider services are identified with signs and painted

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. Both operate 24 hours a day on Fridays and Saturdays. The CityGlider service is pre-paid only, meaning passengers are required to use a

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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 - the CityGlider is the only service which allows this.

Blue CityGlider

The Blue CityGlider was launched on 11 April 2010. also known as route 60, the Blue CityGlider runs from

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via the

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, Adelaide Street,

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and Newstead to

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. 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. 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. The Blue CityGliders were garaged at Brisbane Transport's

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depot, then

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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. In January of 2019, the Blue CityGlider fleet was replaced with new

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’s (Fleet number 2820-2838), replacing the previous-generation MAN 18.310's (Fleet number 1030-1049). On July 12th 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).

Maroon CityGlider

This second CityGlider east to west route commenced on 18 February 2013. Also known as route 61, the Maroon CityGlider runs from Ashgrove via

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and Stones Corner to Coorparoo Square. It connects major sporting, entertainment, shopping and dining precincts.Route 61 Maroon CityGlider
Brisbane Transport The Maroon CityGliders are garaged at Brisbane Transport's

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depot, using a fleet of 13 Volgren CR228L bodied

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s (Fleet number 2036-2048).

References

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