The Brisbane Transit Centre, at 151-171 Roma Street, Brisbane,

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, Australia, was a long-distance bus station. It was closed and demolished in 2020 along with its three office towers. It was commonly regarded as the ugliest building in Brisbane. Opened in 1986, the Brisbane Transit Centre was between the

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headquarters and the

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. The complex included a number of shops, cafes and restaurants, and two office towers. Access to the centre was 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

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Long distance coach travel

The coach terminal was located on the top floor of the Brisbane Transit Centre and used by: * Crisps Coaches to Tenterfield and Moree * Greyhound Australia intrastate within Queensland and interstate services to

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and Sydney * Murrays to

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and

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, connecting with

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to Sydney * Premier Motor Service to Cairns, Lismore and Sydney * Bus Queensland to

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and Charleville

Train travel

Roma Street railway station Roma Street railway station is located in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It is the junction station for the North Coast railway line, Queensland, North Coast, Main Line railway, Main, Gold Coast railway line, Go ...

was accessed from the ground floor level of the Brisbane Transit Centre. Long distance Traveltrain services depart for destinations within Queensland.

operate an XPT service to Sydney. It is also part of the

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TransLink buses

Roma Street busway station Roma Street busway station is located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia serving the Brisbane central business district. It is located adjacent to Roma Street railway station and the Brisbane Transit Centre. It opened on 19 May 2008 when the ...

is served by

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buses.

Demolition

The Cross River Rail Authority demolished the whole of the Brisbane Transit Centre including the East and West Tower and Hotel Jen from March 2018 to make way for Cross River Rail platforms at Roma Street.

References

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