Perth Busport is an underground bus station, located underneath
Wellington Street, Perth
Wellington Street is the northernmost of the four primary east-west streets in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It is long, stretching from Plain Street in East Perth to Thomas Street in West Perth.
Route descriptio ...
,
Western Australia
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. It was officially opened by then
Premier of Western Australia
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Colin Barnett
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and then
Minister for Transport
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Dean Nalder
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on 13 July 2016.
Description
Perth Busport is located underground, west of
Perth railway station
Perth railway station is the largest station on the Transperth network, serving the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It serves as an interchange between the Airport, Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah and Midland ...
, between
Wellington
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,
Roe Street
Roe Street is a street in Perth (suburb), Perth, Western Australia. The central section of the street forms the southern boundary of the suburb of Northbridge, Western Australia, Northbridge, while the eastern end borders the Perth Cultural Ce ...
and
Milligan streets. There are two bus access points, from Wellington Street and Milligan Street, and three passenger entrances, at
Yagan Square
Yagan Square is a public space and a component of the Perth City Link in Perth, Western Australia. It is situated between the Horseshoe Bridge and the Perth Busport in the eastern part of the Perth City Link precinct, occupying . Construction o ...
, Queen Street, and
King Street. The underground lounge is air-conditioned, contains 160 seats, two kiosks, and digital screens displaying updated departure information. Buses loop around the lounge, which is surrounded by double-glazed glass, and has sixteen stands grouped into four areas, each with four stands.
History
Perth Busport commenced operations on 17 July 2016, served by 25 Transperth routes operated by
Path Transit
Path Transit is an Australian bus company operating Transperth services under contract to the Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Keolis Downer.
History
On 29 September 1996, Path Transit commenced operating services in the Marm ...
,
Swan Transit
Swan Transit is an Australian bus company operating Transperth services under contract to the Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
On 21 January 1996, Swan Transit commenced operating services in the Midl ...
and
Transdev WA
Transdev WA is an Australian bus company operating Transperth bus services under contract to the Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Australasia.
History
On 29 September 1996, Transport Management Group Pty Limited (TMG) ...
. The temporary
Roe Street bus station
Roe Street bus station was a Transperth bus station located on Roe Street, next to Perth station in Western Australia which operated between 12 January 2014 and 17 July 2016.
History
Roe Street bus station opened on 12 January 2014, as a tempo ...
closed on the same day as the new busport opened.
Bus routes
34 regular
Transperth bus services start and terminate at Perth Busport.
[ The busport uses a dynamic stand allocation system, meaning that services are only allocated a specific stand as they approach the busport.] Rail replacement bus services for the Joondalup
Joondalup () is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately north of Perth's central business district. It contains the central business district of the regional City of Joondalup and acts as the primary urban centre of Perth's outer ...
, Mandurah
Mandurah () is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's second most populous city, with a population of 107,641 as of the 2021 Australian census, 2 ...
, Fremantle
Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...
, Midland and Armadale railway lines also start and terminate at Perth Busport when the lines cannot operate from Perth Station
Perth Station was an ESTRACK Earth station in Australia, located at the Perth International Telecommunications Centre in the suburb of Cullacabardee. It has been retired from service in December, 2015 and has been replaced by the New Norcia S ...
, departing from stands 5-8.
References
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Bus stations in Perth, Western Australia
Wellington Street, Perth
Perth City Link