Unearthed 2004 Zone Map: What it shows us.

We found this map after one of our Facebook page followers alerted us to Wayback Machine Internet Archive.

Translink Zone Map July 2004

This map was replaced shortly after with the rail lines removed - it was called a 'bus zone map'. The railway stations shown in red are in a different zone from the zone indicated by the Translink zone boundaries.

To us this means we've always had a separate zone system for rail since the beginning of integrated ticketing.

It is a key piece of evidence in making our case that the system presided over by Translink is broken and need thorough reform!

Look at the state of zone 1!

This is an updated version with some corrections 09/09/12. Our apologies to anyone living in the zone 1 part of Kangaroo Point.

We rode the boundaries of Zone 1 on our push bikes in order to plot out it's true shape (a bunyip?). Please take the time to observe that it is in no way circular as indicated on the Translink maps. We have discovered that the shifting of zones has occurred all over the Brisbane Metro area.

Table of Shame.

This table uses information freely available on transit authority websites for each city.    

TABLE 1: Comparison of public transport fares, zones, and ticketing in Australian cities

	Brisbane	Melbourne	Sydney	Adelaide	Perth
Zone 1 Single trip	$3.90 ($2.65 with Go Card)	$3.80 (valid for 2 hrs of use)	$3.20	$2.80	$2.60
Radius of Zone 1 from GPO	2.5km	10km	10km	N/A	8km
Concession fares for health care card holders	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Availability of return ticket	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Availability of daily ticket	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Availability of weekly ticket	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES