Gungahlin Place is a transport interchange located in the
Gungahlin Town Centre
Gungahlin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district with the same name; Gungahlin. The postcode is 2912. Gungahlin is the name for the entire district, and also the town centre, but it is also the name of the suburb which Gungahlin Tow ...
. It is the northern terminus of the
Canberra Metro R1
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Gungahlin
The District of Gungahlin () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration. The Gungahlin Region is one of fastest growing regions within Australia. The district is subdivided into di ...
line and is an important connection point between light rail and bus transport. The current bus interchange opened on 21 April 2018. Despite the station being named Gungahlin Place, the light rail platforms are actually located on a section of Hibberson Street that has been closed to road traffic. Light rail service began in April 2019.
As the northern terminus of Canberra Metro's R1 route, Gungahlin Place is the second busiest light rail station on the network, with 20% of all passengers boarding or alighting a service here in the first 10 months of operation.
Services
Light Rail
The light rail platforms are arranged to allow access to the vehicles from doors on both sides. This allows separation of passengers who are alighting and those waiting to board. During peak times both sets of platforms may be used and there is a
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to allow arriving or departing light rail vehicles to switch between tracks. On the shoulder of peak hour, some services from Gungahlin Place terminate at
Sandford Street when returning to the depot in
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Bus Services
Gungahlin Place serves as the terminus for the R8 Rapid route between
Belconnen
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and Gungahlin, as well as many local routes, most which operate as bi-directional loops, each connecting several suburbs within the district.
There are currently 4 bus platforms in use.
References
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Bus stations in Australia
Bus transport in Canberra
Transport buildings and structures in the Australian Capital Territory
Light rail stations in Canberra
Transport in Canberra
Railway stations in Australia opened in 2019