EXPRESS CityCat services will ferry passengers from Teneriffe and University of Queensland into Brisbane City, under an election policy announced by the Lord Mayor Graham Quirk this morning.

Two “SpeedyCat” services will operate in the morning and afternoon peaks, one from Teneriffe to Riverside and the other from the University of Queensland to the North Quay.

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Cr Quirk said the Teneriffe trip currently took 30 minutes, but the express service would take 17 minutes, while the UQ service would take 15 minutes.

“It’s something we could introduce at the first budget (after the election) and make an immediate benefit for the people of these areas,” he said.

“SpeedyCat will provide high-speed peak hour services to accommodate students commuting to and from the University of Queensland, as well as many CBD based workers for either end of the inner city reach of the river.”

Details around the number of services and the cost have yet to be announced.