Adelaide Central bus station is

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's main terminus for long distance coach services. It is located on Franklin Street.

History

Terminal 1 of the Adelaide Central bus station was opened in September 1969 on the corner of

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and Bowen Streets. It was built by

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in conjunction with Pioneer Tours and a consortium of nine near-country operators. In October 1971, Terminal 2 opened for use by 16 operators including

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, Premier Roadlines and Stateliner. Over the years, there were various proposals to rebuild the bus station, including relocating it to

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. In 2004, Adelaide City Council released a plan to redevelop the coach station. The new station with 39 apartments and a carpark above opened in December 2007, with the

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appointed to manage the station. Part of the former terminal has been occupied by The Joinery, a

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community environment space.

Operators

Adelaide Central bus station is served by: *Adelaide Sightseeing *Buses R Us *

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NSW TrainLink NSW TrainLink is a train and coach operator in Australia, providing services throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, along with limited interstate services into Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. Its primary interc ...

Stateliner Stateliner is South Australia's largest long-distance coach operator, running services from Adelaide across the state. History In 1966, Alan Crawford established Premier Roadlines. In 1980, Stateliner was purchased, with the business rebranded ...

*Tambray Coaches *

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*Yorke Peninsula Coaches

Adelaide Metro Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is an intermodal system offering an integrated network of bus, tram, and train service throughout the metropolitan area. The network has an ann ...

buses also stable at the bus station.

Tesla Supercharger

In 2017, a

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was installed on part of the site.Adelaide Supercharger
Tesla

References

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