Brisbane Transit Centre
| Brisbane Transit Centre | |
|---|---|
 | |
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| General information | |
| Coordinates | 27°27′58″S 153°01′07″E / 27.4661°S 153.0186°E |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Closed | 2019 |
| Demolished | 2020 |
| Owner | Australian Prime Property Fund |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 20 |
| Floor area | 29,621 metres2 |
| Website | |
| http://crossriverrail.qld.gov.au/brisbane-transit-centre/ | |
The Brisbane Transit Centre, at 151–171 Roma Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, was a long-distance bus station. It was closed and demolished in 2020 along with its three office towers.[1] It was commonly regarded as the ugliest building in Brisbane.[2]
History
[edit]Opened in 1986, the Brisbane Transit Centre was between the Queensland Police Service headquarters and the Roma Street Parkland. The complex included a number of shops, cafes and restaurants, and two office towers.[3] It also included the Travelodge Hotel which was positioned above the station, which opened in 1986.[4] 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 Australian Prime Property Fund.[5]
Long distance coach travel
[edit]The coach terminal was located on the top floor of the Brisbane Transit Centre and used by:
- Crisps Coaches to Tenterfield and Moree[6]
- Greyhound Australia intrastate within Queensland and interstate services to Byron Bay and Sydney[7]
- Murrays to Toowoomba and Chinchilla[8][9]
- NSW TrainLink to Casino, connecting with train services to Sydney[10]
- Premier Motor Service to Cairns, Lismore and Sydney[11]
- Bus Queensland to Mount Isa and Charleville
Train travel
[edit]Roma Street railway station was accessed from the ground floor level of the Brisbane Transit Centre. Long distance Traveltrain services depart for destinations within Queensland.[12] NSW TrainLink operate an XPT service to Sydney.[10] It is also part of the Queensland Rail City network.
Translink buses
[edit]Roma Street busway station is served by Transport for Brisbane buses.
Demolition
[edit]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.[13] The Brisbane Coach Terminal opened to the north of Roma Street station as a replacement.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ Stone, Lucy (22 September 2019). "End of the line: How the Brisbane Transit Centre will be demolished". Brisbane Times.
- ^ "Were you at the 1986 opening of the Brisbane Transit Centre?". Cross River Rail Delivery Authority, Queensland Government. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Building Profile Brisbane Transit Centre
- ^ Brisbane Expo City and the fabulous Gold Coast Australia. Leisureway Publishing Pty. 1988.
- ^ GPT Wholesale Office Fund sells its half stake in the Brisbane Transit Centre-to co-owner Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial for $62.6 million The Courier-Mail 11 March 2016
- ^ Service Runs Archived 16 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Crisps Coaches
- ^ Timetables Archived 12 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Greyhound Australia
- ^ All aboard new bus for Dalby Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Dalby Herald 12 May 2015
- ^ "Daily Bus Service Brisbane, Toowoomba & Chinchilla | Murrays Coaches". www.murrays.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ a b "North Coast timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
- ^ Timetables Archived 5 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine Premier Motor Service
- ^ Rail Archived 8 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Queensland Rail
- ^ "What the Cross River plan will mean". Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Brisbane Coach Terminal Relocation Cross River Rail
- ^ Temporary Coach Terminal Now Complete and Operational South Bank News
