Two new weekday services on the busy Caboolture to Brisbane rail line starting on February 23, will provide capacity for an extra 7,500 commuters each week.

The Queensland Government is serious about tackling traffic congestion by investing in public transport and that is why, through TransLink and QR, they are introducing these two new six-carriage services to the Ipswich line.

The Queensland Government is also investing in new trains to deliver the extra rail services - a total of 102 three-carriage trains are scheduled to be rolled out by 2016 to boost the total urban rail fleet by 70 per cent.

Carolyn Male MP, Government Whip and Labor Candidate for Pine Rivers welcomed the new morning peak hour services that will provide an extra 900 seats and room for 600 standing passengers each weekday.

The new services would benefit commuters near Petrie, Lawnton, Bray Park, Strathpine and Bald Hills stations.

One of the new services would depart Caboolture station at 6:01am, stopping all stations, and arrive at Central station at 7:05am.

This service will depart Petrie, Lawnton, Bray Park, Strathpine and Bald Hills stations at 6:20am, 6:22am, 6:24am, 6:26am and 6.29am respectively.

To further alleviate pressure on morning services on the Caboolture line, another new service will leave Petrie station at 7:58am, stopping all stations, and reach Central station at 8:43am.

This service will depart from Lawnton, Bray Park, Strathpine and Bald Hills stations at 8am, 8.03am, 8.05am and 8.08am respectively.

The introduction of the new services demonstrates that the Queensland Government is listening to passengers’ feedback and will further address growing passenger demand.

These new services come in addition to the early-bird train services introduced on the Caboolture and Ipswich lines in mid-October last year, which have proven very popular.

Public transport patronage across the TransLink network had soared almost 40 per cent in the past four years and the Queensland Government are working hard to boost public transport services through extra trains and buses, along with major improvements to infrastructure amid this unprecedented growth.

Commuters should familiarise themselves with the rail service enhancements and other minor timetable adjustments due to come into effect on February 23.

For further information about public transport services, please visit www.translink.com.au or call 13 12 30, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.