CLEVELAND rail commuters will get more frequent services during peak times and be able to travel directly to the ‘Gabba when the Cross River Rail project comes into effect.
Although the Cleveland line will not be altered and will still follow the same route, there will be new underground stations at Park Road-Boggo Road and Woolloongabba.
Those who want to go to QUT, Gardens Point or Parliament House in George Street, can change trains at one of the new stations and connect to the underground Cross River Rail line.
Lobby group Rail Back on Track spokesman Robert Dow said the benefits for Cleveland line users would be faster and more frequent trips into Brisbane.
"The Cleveland line will continue to run into Park Road, through South Brisbane and then into Roma Street," Mr Dow said.
"The big advantage for Redland commuters is it will get rid of some of the congestion at Park Road where the Cleveland, Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines converge.
"The Gold Coast trains will run into the Cross River Rail tunnel, which will go under Park Road station allowing the Cleveland line to have a much better run into the city."
The Cross River Rail line will go under the Brisbane River from Woolloongabba to the Botanic Gardens end of Albert Street before linking to Roma Street and the Exhibition.
Mr Dow was speaking out after federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten made an election promise of $800million for the project on the weekend.
That was on top of last week's state budget allocation of $50million to set up a management company to run and organise the project.
Cleveland MP Mark Robinson said the state ALP’s project was a cruel unfunded hoax.
”There is no plan while the project is $4billion short,” he said.
“The state government would need to pull a $4 billion rabbit out of the hat. They have nothing left to raid - after they did the public servant Super.
“Nor can they borrow. They needed Shorten to fund up to $4 billion but he only put up $800,000.”
