Residual delays are expected to affect train commuters across Brisbane as services resume following a major communications issue that brought them to a standstill.
Commuters became stranded at stations across the city from about 5pm on Wednesday as Queensland Rail officials worked to resolve a communications issue between its control centre and the network.
The Beenleigh, Airport, Springfield, Gold Coast, Doomben, Redcliffe, Cleveland, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich and Shorncliffe lines were all affected.
French national Eva Combier had already paid $15 to catch the train to Brisbane Domestic Airport when services stopped.
She and two friends were among dozens of people with suitcases trying to catch an Uber outside Roma Street Station on Wednesday night.
"It's very annoying when you have to catch a plane," Ms Combier told AAP.
Carrying a 20kg backpack full of food from a homeless connect centre, Raelene Stevens was another stranded.
She said she had no idea how she was going to get home.
"I'm buggered," she said.
Another commuter, Michele, said she'd already called her daughter in Manly to pick her up at Roma Street when services resumed at 6.50pm.
Delays of up to 30 minutes were still expected.
"I was hoping to just get home after a long day," Michele said.
She told AAP there were problems and delays every day on the Cleveland line.
"They need to get it sorted out."
Stranded travellers were encouraged to make their own arrangements despite buses being ordered to stations across the CBD.
Wednesday's issue was the latest problem for the beleaguered service after last year's debacle caused by a staff shortage and repeated rostering bungles on the state's southeastern network.
Mick Skinner was stood down as Queensland Rail head of train service delivery in October after more than 100 trains were cancelled that month.
Hundreds of services were cancelled at short notice on Christmas Day, leaving holiday commuters in the lurch.
An internal report released in January found Queensland Rail failed to plan for industrial arrangements that meant many staff were unable to work Christmas Day because it fell on the last Sunday of the year.
Stirling Hinchliffe quit as both transport and Commonwealth Games minister in February despite being absolved of blame in the Queensland Rail staffing crisis.
His resignation followed a report that called on the government to look at completely overhauling the organisation.
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