Elizabeth Quay Bus Station, formerly the Esplanade Busport, is a

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bus station, located at the southern edge of the

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, next to the

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and

Elizabeth Quay railway station Elizabeth Quay railway station, formerly known as Esplanade station, serves the southern end of Perth's central business district including Elizabeth Quay and the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. It is part of the Transperth network. ...

. It has 35 stands and is served by 55

routes operated by

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and

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. It is also served by

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services.

Description

Elizabeth Quay Bus Station is located west of

, adjacent to

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, the

, and the Ernst & Young Building. There are bus access points to the north-west (Mounts Bay Road and Mills Street), north (Mounts Bay Road westbound, entry only), and south-east ( Kwinana Freeway ramps and William Street). The passenger entrances are at the north and south ends of the upper level concourse, and there are multiple pedestrian bridges connecting the bus station to the buildings north of Mounts Bay Road. The concourse sits above five ground-level platforms, which are labelled A to E. Each platform has seven stands, identified by the platform letter and a digit (1 to 7). Buses servicing the northernmost Platform A run west to east along the platform (stand A1 to stand A7), while buses for the other platforms travel from east to west (stands 7 to 1 for each platform).

History

Elizabeth Quay Bus Station was opened as City Busport on 30 November 1991 by

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. It was renamed Esplanade Busport in September 2004. On 31 January 2016, Esplanade Busport and Esplanade railway station were renamed to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station and Elizabeth Quay railway station. The renaming was controversial; the estimated cost was $700,000, at a time when the state government was running a significant budget deficit.

Bus routes

Many bus services start and terminate at the Elizabeth Quay Bus Station:

Platform A

Platform B

Platform C

Platform D (St George Tce Service Bound)

Platform E (St George Tce Service Bound)

Accidents and incidents

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On 15 July 2015, a gas-fuelled

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caught fire whilst stationary in the 4th lane (more commonly known as lane D). During the fire, the building above the Busport was evacuated as a safety precaution. No-one was injured and it was said that the fire was caused by a coolant leak. The bus cost an estimated $750,000 and was completely destroyed in the fire.

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{{TransperthBusStations, state=collapsed Bus stations in Perth, Western Australia Elizabeth Quay