The Brisbane Transit Centre, on Roma Street in Brisbane, is a multi-mode public transport hub for long-distance bus and rail services, and houses the second-busiest suburban rail in the Brisbane central business district.
| Brisbane Transit Centre | |
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| General information | |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Owner | Australian Prime Property Fund 100% |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 20 |
| Floor area | 29,621 metres2 |
Opened in 1986, the Brisbane Transit Centre is between the Queensland Police Service headquarters and the Roma Street Parkland. The complex includes a number of shops, cafes and restaurants, and two office towers.[1] Access to the centre can be from the ground floor on Roma Street or from the Roma Street Parkland.
Long distance coach travel
The coach terminal is located on the top floor of the Brisbane Transit Centre. Greyhound Australia operate intrastate within Queensland and interstate services to Byron Bay and Sydney.[2] Premier Motor Service operate services to Cairns, Lismore and Sydney.[3]
NSW TrainLink operates services to Casino, connecting with train services to Sydney.[4]
Crisps Coaches services to Tenterfield and Moree.[5]
Train travel
Roma Street railway station is accessed from the ground floor level of the Brisbane Transit Centre. Long distance Traveltrain services depart for destinations within Queensland.[6] NSW TrainLink operate an XPT service to Sydney.[4]
Roma Street Railway Station is also part of Queensland Rail's City rail network.
TransLink buses servicing Brisbane Transit Centre
See Roma Street busway station for TransLink buses servicing the Busway Station.
Proposed redevelopment
In November 2014, the Queensland Government announced plans to demolish the transit centre as part of its BaT Tunnel project.[7][8][9][10] In March 2015, the project was cancelled.[11]
References
- ^ Building Profile Brisbane Transit Centre
- ^ Timetables Greyhound Australia
- ^ Timetables Premier Motor Service
- ^ a b "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
- ^ Service Runs Crisps Coaches
- ^ Rail Queensland Rail
- ^ A new Transit Centre and more jobs for Brisbane Queensland Government 30 November 2014
- ^ Brisbane's ugly transit centre to make way for underground public transport hub ABC News 30 November 2014
- ^ State plans to rebuild transit centre The Australian 1 December 2014
- ^ Roma Street Station Queensland Government
- ^ BaT Tunnel scrapped as government looks for different cross river rail line Brisbane Times 6 March 2015