Further minor changes to public buses included stop changes for the 444 to accommodate the Metro megabuses stopping at King George Station.
The council has also tweaked the routes of 10 school services for the start of the school year, and added nine new routes, while axing two it said had low numbers of passengers.
TMR said it had made almost 900 changes to school services across the state as part of an annual review process, and worked with Brisbane City Council to tailor route changes to community needs.
The rest of the new bus network is expected to come midyear, when the M1 line – which follows the 169 bus route and ran for a limited period last year – will also come online.
The megabuses will continue to use Brisbane’s existing underground busway infrastructure, relying on the Queen and Roma Street tunnels, until the third quarter of 2025, when the new Adelaide Street tunnel is expected to open.
The 139 and 169 services will also change stops at UQ Lakes station once the M1 comes online.
The council has terminated several bus routes from Tuesday, including the 66 – replaced by the M2 – and the free South Brisbane bus loop, route 86.
Despite a petition launched to maintain route 86 last year, the council said the route was temporary while the Metro was under development and never intended to be permanent.
In stage two, the council will also end the 28, 145, and P151 services. Additional changes are not expected for school bus routes.
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