Cultural Centre busway station is located in

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, Australia serving the

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precinct. It is located directly south of Victoria Bridge and close to South Brisbane railway station. The station takes its name from its location within the

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precinct. The platforms are accessible from the pedestrian bridge linking the

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to the

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and

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. The station is also close to the

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, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University,

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and the western end of the

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. At peak times 385 buses approach the station.

History

Cultural Centre busway station opened on 23 October 2000 when the

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opened to

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. When built, it only had one lane in each direction with no ability for buses to pass. In March 2003 work commenced to alleviate this with the platforms set back to allow for a passing lane in each direction. Some materials from the original station were reused in the construction of Capalaba bus station. The work was completed in October 2004. A 10-metre long cicada sculpture was located at the station from 2004 to 2022. It was removed to make room for the Brisbane Metro works.

Services

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The station services buses to the southern suburbs and

as well as providing an alternative terminus to the

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for many bus services from northern suburbs including those operating via the Northern Busway. Many CityXpress and most BUZ routes pass through the station, providing convenient transfer to and from major servicing areas outside the city. It is served by 70 routes operated by

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and

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as part of the Translink network.Cultural Centre Station
Translink

Northern Busway services

No Northern Busway services directly connect

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with the

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. After stopping at Cultural Centre station, a number of outbound (northbound) services bypass the Queen Street bus station and stop at the King George Square on the northern side of the

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and vice versa.

Platforms

Services depart as follows:

Platform 1

Platform 2

Facilities

A pedestrian bridge towards the south of the station, which provide access to the platforms, connects the

with both the

and the

. The elevated pedestrian bridge has three lifts.

Notes

References

External links

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