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City Interchange

Coordinates: 35°16′43″S 149°07′50″E / 35.2785°S 149.1306°E / -35.2785; 149.1306
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City Interchange
City Bus Station in 2009
General information
LocationAlinga Street, Civic, Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates35°16′43″S 149°07′50″E / 35.2785°S 149.1306°E / -35.2785; 149.1306
Operated byTransport Canberra
Bus stands12
Bus operatorsACTION
Qcity Transit
Transborder Express
ConnectionsLight rail
History
Opened23 November 1982

City Interchange, formerly City Bus Station, is located in the central business district of Canberra. Bus stands are located on Alinga Street, East Row, Mort Street and Northbourne Avenue. Construction began in January 1982 with the station opening on 23 November 1982 replacing a temporary stabling facility on the Jolimont Centre site.[1][2] Buses had previously stopped in Northbourne Avenue and London Circuit, but these stops were not separated from general traffic.[3]

Initially only served by ACTION, from January 1999 Deane's Buslines and Transborder Express services commenced using it.[4]. The light rail line from Gungahlin terminates at the station on Northbourne Avenue.[5] Having been named City Bus Station since it opened, in April 2019 it was renamed City Interchange.[6]

Routes

City Interchange is currently served by the following routes:[5]

Service Destination Notes
Alinga Street Station
R1 Gungahlin via Dickson
Platform 1
R2 Fraser West Terminus via Belconnen, Kippax Centre
R3 Spence Terminus via Belconnen, Florey
R4 Belconnen
Platform 2
R2 Canberra Outlet Centre via Barton
R4 Tuggeranong Interchange via Woden Interchange
R6 Woden Interchange via Barton, Kingston, Manuka, Narrabundah College, Canberra Hospital
Platform 3
R5 City West
R6 City West
R7 City West
R10 City West
Platform 4
R3 Canberra Airport via Russell Offices
R5 Lanyon Marketplace via Russell Offices, Barton, Woden Interchange, Erindale Centre, Calwell
R7 Chapman via Cooleman Court
R10 Denman Prospect
Platform 5
981 Yass via Hall, Murrumbateman
982 Yass via Belconnen, Hall, Murrumbateman
School services
Platform 6
31 Belconnen via Braddon, Dickson, Kaleen
53 Dickson via Ainslie, Hackett
Platform 7
School services
Platform 8
53 National Museum
54 Majura Park via War Memorial
55 ADFA via Reid, Campbell, Russell Offices
Platform 9
180 Lanyon Marketplace via Tuggeranong Parkway, Banks
181 Lanyon Marketplace via Tuggeranong Parkway, Gordon
182 Lanyon Marketplace via Russell Offices, Barton, Monaro Highway, Chisholm, Calwell
Platform 10
56 Canberra Outlet Centre via Russell Offices, Barton, Kingston, Manuka, Red Hill, Narrabundah, Fyshwick
57 Woden Interchange via Parliament House, Deakin, Yarralumla, Hughes, Garran
58 Woden Interchange via Parliament House, Deakin, Curtin
831 Queanbeyan via Narrabundah, Fyshwick
833 Queanbeyan
Platform 11
Set down only
Platform 12
32 Belconnen via Aranda, Cook, Macquarie
50 Watson via Turner, O'Connor, Lyneham, Dickson, Downer
51 Dickson via Turner, O'Connor, Lyneham

References

  1. ^ Construction begins on bus interchange Canberra Times 14 January 1982 page 7
  2. ^ Traders go all way in promotion Canberra Times 22 November 1982 page 18
  3. ^ New City Interchange OpensFleetline issue 97 August 1983 page 93
  4. ^ New Canberra-Queabeyan Services Transit Australia April 1999 page 87
  5. ^ a b City Interchange Transport Canberra
  6. ^ Canberra's new bus network begins Australian Bus issue 93 May 2019 page 5