Translink (Queensland)

This article is about the public transport agency in Queensland, Australia. For other uses, see Translink (disambiguation).
Translink
Agency overview
FormedNovember 2012 (2012-11)
Preceding agency
  • Translink Transit Authority
JurisdictionQueensland
Agency executive
  • Sally Stannard[1], Director-General (Department of Transport and Main Roads)
Parent departmentTransport and Main Roads
Websitetranslink.com.au

Translink is the public transport agency in the State of Queensland, Australia, and is a division of the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Translink was first introduced by the Queensland Government in June 2003 to orchestrate bus, ferry, rail and light rail services. They work with Brisbane Airtrain, Transport for Brisbane, RiverCity Ferries, Queensland Rail and other operators to provide services. Translink operates an integrated ticketing system across Queensland and the go card system to allow the use of one ticket on multiple services in South East Queensland.

In July 2008, Translink devolved from being a division of the former Queensland Transport to the more autonomous Translink Transit Authority, before returning to management under the Department of Transport and Main Roads in November 2012.[2] Combining the former authority and qconnect, Translink became responsible for providing public transport services across majority of Queensland from 16 January 2023. Buses in North Stradbroke Island are not part of the Translink network. It is operated by Transit Systems and fares are decided by Transit Systems.

  1. ^ "Our Director-General". Department of Transport and Main Roads. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ Qld Parliament approves dissolving Translink Archived 6 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 2 November 2012