Hornibrook Bus Lines is an Australian operator of bus services in the Redcliffe Peninsula and surrounding Upper Bayside area of Brisbane. It operates 17 services under contract to the Queensland Government under the Translink banner.
History In August 1935 Hornibrook Highway Bus Service commenced operating a service from Redcliffe to Sandgate station."Hornibrook Highway Bus Service" Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/7 March 1991 page 7
In 1975 Hornibrook Bus Lines was purchased by Geoff Mountjoy.03 Mountjoy Geoff Road Transport Hall By the late 1980s it had purchased Redcliffe-Brisbane Bus Service and Sandgate-Lutwyche Bus Service.
In 1998 South Western Suburban Transit was purchased."Hornibrook Bus Lines" Australian Bus Panorama issue 14/3 December 1998 page 57
In 2015 Keolis Downer purchased Hornibrook Bus Lines along with the other franchises operated by Australian Transit Enterprise and is the current parent company to Hornibrook Bus Lines.
Routes RouteFromToViaNotes680RedcliffeChermsideKippa-Ring station, North Lakes station, Petrie station & Strathpine Centre681North LakesMango HillMango Hill stationAM service, loop service682North LakesMango HillMango Hill stationPM service, loop service683DakabinKallangurMarsden Road & Old Gympie Roadloop service684North LakesKallangurDuffield Road & Kallangur Fair685North LakesKallangurOld Gympie Road686Frenchs ForestPetriePetrieloop service687North LakesMango HillMango Hill station & North Lakes station688North LakesNorth LakesNorth Lakes stationloop service689North LakesNorth LakesNorth Lakes stationloop service690RedcliffeSandgateKippa-Ring station, Scarborough, Redcliffe, Margate, Clontarf & Brighton691ScarboroughSandgateBrighton, Clontarf & Redcliffe694Kippa-RingRedcliffeClontarf, Margate Village Shopping Centre696Kippa-RingRedcliffeBoardman Road, Waterfront, Woody Point & Margate698RothwellKippa-RingMorris Road699RedcliffeKippa-RingScarborough & NewportN310Brisbane CBDSandgateFortitude Valley, Bowen Hills, Clayfield, Toombul Bus Interchange, Nundah, Virginia, Boondall & DeagonNightlink Bus
Fleet As of March 2025, Hornibrook Bus Lines operates 64 buses, with 14 additional extra buses being loaned to the operator by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Buses operated by Hornibrook Bus Lines include: 1x Scania L94UB Volgren CR228L 24x Scania K230UB Volgren CR228L 10x Scania K280UB Volgren CR228L 4x Mercedes-Benz O500LE Bustech VST Mk IV 6x Mercedes-Benz O500LE Volgren Optimus 3x Scania K320UB Volgren Optimus 16x Volvo BZL Volgren Optimus 14x Department of Transport and Main Roads Volvo B8RLE Volgren Optimus
Depots
Clontarf
Information Clontarf depot is the current main depot for buses servicing the urban routes Hornibrook Bus Lines operate within the Redcliffe Area. It is located on 19 Grice Street, Clontarf.
History In April 1986 a then vacant block of land located along Grice Street, was purchased from the then Redcliffe City Council to establish a new bus depot and office. In June 1986 the depot was officially opened at the cost of $1,000,000 AUD with it being part financed by the sale of the Klinger Road Premises.
North Lakes
Information North Lakes depot is the current main depot servicing the urban routes Hornibrook Bus Lines operated within the North Lakes Area. It is located on 6 Wills Street.
History On the 28th of November, 2011 North Lakes depot officially opened to help service the areas Hornibrook Bus Lines operated within that local area. This depot became the last depot to be built under the management of Mountjoy and Cook ownership.
In August 2021, the Queensland Government announced that North Lakes is to receive an overhaul to become Queensland's first fully electric bus depot. This initiative was part of a $15,600,000 AUD deal between Keolis Downer & the then Queensland Government to help modernize public transport as well as to help reduce emissions. Work began sometime in 2021 before finishing mid-late 2023. Not long after the conversion electric bus usage commenced with Volvo BZL Volgren Optimuses being used, these buses can be most commonly found doing the routes Hornibrook Bus Lines operate within the North Lakes Area.
References
External links Translink timetables