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| Parent | Keolis Downer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1935 |
| Headquarters | Clontarf |
| Service area | Redcliffe Peninsula |
| Service type | Bus operator |
| Routes | 17 |
| Hubs | Kippa-Ring |
| Stations | Kippa-Ring North Lakes |
| Depots | 2 |
| Fleet | 64 (December 2022)[1] |
| Website | www.hornibrook.com.au |
Hornibrook Bus Lines is an Australian operator of bus services in theRedcliffe Peninsula and surrounding Upper Bayside area ofBrisbane. It operates 17 services under contract to theQueensland Government under theTranslink banner.
In August 1935 Hornibrook Highway Bus Service commenced operating a service fromRedcliffe toSandgate station.[2]
In 1975 Hornibrook Bus Lines was purchased by Geoff Mountjoy.[3] By the late 1980s it had purchased Redcliffe-Brisbane Bus Service and Sandgate-Lutwyche Bus Service.[2]
In 1998 South Western Suburban Transit was purchased.[4]
In 2015Keolis Downer purchased Hornibrook Bus Lines along with the other franchises operated byAustralian Transit Enterprise and is the current parent company to Hornibrook Bus Lines.[5]
As of March 2025, Hornibrook Bus Lines operates 64 buses, with 14 additional extra buses being loaned to the operator by theDepartment of Transport and Main Roads.
Buses operated by Hornibrook Bus Lines include:[1]
Clontarf depot is the current main depot for buses servicing the urban routes Hornibrook Bus Lines operate within theRedcliffe Area. It is located on 19 Grice Street, Clontarf.[6]
In April 1986 a then vacant block of land located along Grice Street, was purchased from the thenRedcliffe 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.[7]
North Lakes depot is the current main depot servicing the urban routes Hornibrook Bus Lines operated within theNorth Lakes Area. It is located on 6 Wills Street.[6]
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.[8]
In August 2021, the Queensland Government announced thatNorth Lakes is to receive an overhaul to becomeQueensland's first fully electric bus depot.[9] This initiative was part of a $15,600,000 AUD deal betweenKeolis Downer & the thenQueensland Government to help modernize public transport as well as to help reduce emissions.[9] Work began sometime in 2021 before finishing mid-late 2023. Not long after the conversion electric bus usage commenced withVolvo BZLVolgren Optimuses being used, these buses can be most commonly found doing the routes Hornibrook Bus Lines operate within theNorth Lakes Area.[10]