Brisbane City Council has contacted more than 6000 households asking them to help convince the state government that a morning express bus is needed to service inner Brisbane’s riverside suburbs.

The council is preparing to pitch its case to the state government for a Newstead-Teneriffe Express bus that would run on the Commercial Road corridor in morning peak hour.

Brisbane City Council contacted more than 6000 households asking them to help convince the state government the inner-city riverside suburbs needed a second high-frequency bus route.

The council’s public and active transport chairman Adrian Schrinner said more people continued to call Brisbane home and it was important the city continued to be serviced by world-class public transport services.

“By 2041, Brisbane will be home to an extra 386,000 residents and council is committed to working with the community to carefully plan for our future,” Cr Schrinner said.