The Brisbane Transit Centre, at 151-171 Roma Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 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. It is currently closed and scheduled for demolition in 2020 along with its three office towers.[1]
| Brisbane Transit Centre | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Closed | 2019 |
| Demolished | 2020 (scheduled) |
| Owner | Australian Prime Property Fund |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 20 |
| Floor area | 29,621 metres2 |
| Website | |
| http://crossriverrail.qld.gov.au/brisbane-transit-centre/ | |
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.[2] Access to the centre can be from the ground floor on Roma Street or from the Roma Street Parkland. In March 2016, GPT sold its half share in the property to co-owner the Australian Prime Property Fund.[3]
Long distance coach travel
The coach terminal was located on the top floor of the Brisbane Transit Centre and is used by:
- Crisps Coaches to Tenterfield and Moree[4]
- Greyhound Australia intrastate within Queensland and interstate services to Byron Bay and Sydney[5]
- Murrays to Toowoomba and Chinchilla[6][7]
- NSW TrainLink to Casino, connecting with train services to Sydney[8]
- Premier Motor Service operate services to Cairns, Lismore and Sydney[9]
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.[10] NSW TrainLink operate an XPT service to Sydney.[8] It is also part of the Queensland Rail City network.
TransLink buses
Roma Street busway station is served by Brisbane Transport buses.
Demolition
The Cross River Rail Authority will be demolishing the whole of the Brisbane Transit Centre including the East and West Tower and Hotel Jen from March 2018 to make way for the Cross River Rail platforms at Roma Street. [11]
References
- ^ Stone, Lucy (22 September 2019). "End of the line: How the Brisbane Transit Centre will be demolished". Brisbane Times.
- ^ Building Profile Brisbane Transit Centre
- ^ GPT Wholesale Office Fund sells its half stake in the Brisbane Transit Centre-to co-owner Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial for $62.6 million The Courier-Mail 11 March 2016
- ^ Service Runs Crisps Coaches
- ^ Timetables Greyhound Australia
- ^ All aboard new bus for Dalby Dalby Herald 12 May 2015
- ^ "Daily Bus Service Brisbane, Toowoomba & Chinchilla | Murrays Coaches". www.murrays.com.au. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ a b "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
- ^ Timetables Premier Motor Service
- ^ Rail Archived 8 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Rail
- ^ "What the Cross River plan will mean". Retrieved 26 September 2017.