Cultural Centre Busway Station, Brisbane

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Cultural Centre
Station Overview
Location
Street	Melbourne Street
Suburb	South Brisbane
TransLink Region	Brisbane Central
TransLink zone	1
Facilities
Number of stands / platforms	2
Total number of bus routes	many
Park 'n' Ride	no
Public telephones	yes
Public toilets	yes, at Queensland Cultural Centre
Wheelchair access	yes
Transfers
Train transfer	yes, at South Brisbane station
Busway Navigation
Inbound Outbound
South-East Busway
Queen Street South Bank

The Cultural Centre Busway Station, at South Bank, is part of the South-East Busway served by TransLink bus routes. The busway station is the first stop outside the city, and in Zone 1 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. The busway station is located directly south of Victoria Bridge which is close to the South Brisbane Railway Station, as well as the CityCat catamaran ferry wharf.

The Cultural Centre Busway Station is also close to the Queensland Cultural Centre, being located between the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (on one side), and the Queensland Museum / Queensland Art Gallery (on the other side). The busway station is also close to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (near South Brisbane Station), as well as being close to Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and Suncorp Piazza (both of which are located at the western end of the South Bank Parklands).

Not only is the Cultural Centre Busway Station a station for buses servicing the southern suburbs (where most of them use the South-East Busway), it also serves as terminus for many bus services from northern suburbs as an alternative terminus to the already overcrowded Brisbane City . Also many CityXpress and all BUZ routes pass through the station (with the exception of route 444 during peak hours), providing convenient transfer to and from major servicing areas outside the City. During peak hours, many peak hour express routes bypass the station to ease the congestion due to the already large amount of passengers using the station.

A pedestrian bridge towards the south of the Cultural Centre Busway Station, which provide access to the platforms, connects the Queensland Performing Arts Centre with both the Queensland Museum and the Queensland Art Gallery. The elevated pedestrian bridge has three lifts - one lift is in front of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, another lift (for bus platform 1) is located in front of the Queensland Museum, and the third lift (for bus platform 2) is located in the centre of the street.

There is a giant-size model of a Cicada right outside platform 2 of the station (possibly due to the Cultural Centre Busway Station being the bus stop for the museum).

• It should be noted that several outbound services depart from inbound platform 1.

[edit] Photos of the Cultural Centre Busway Station

Cultural Centre Busway Station Sign.	Bus leaving Cultural Centre Busway Station	Cultural Centre Busway Station Photo taken from Queensland Museum / Queensland Art Gallery platform	Bus leaving Cultural Centre Busway Station Museum platform, for Brisbane central business district
Cultural Centre Busway Station and QPAC. Photo taken from outside the Queensland Museum	View of Brisbane city from the overhead pedestrian bridge	View of Brisbane city from the overhead pedestrian bridge	View of Brisbane city from the overhead pedestrian bridge
Cultural Centre Busway Station. Photo taken from the overhead pedestrian bridge	Cultural Centre Busway Station and QPAC at night. Photo taken outside the Queensland Museum

[edit] External links

• Cultural Centre Busway Station information
• Cultural Centre Busway Station map - pdf file

For an informal but complete listing of TransLink bus routes, see the following list of TransLink services. For accurate bus timetables and route maps, see the TransLink Bus Services website.

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