Brisbane Transit Centre
| Brisbane Transit Centre | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Owner | Australian Prime Property Fund |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 20 |
| Floor area | 29,621 metres2 |
| Website | |
| www.brisbanetransitcentre.com.au | |
The Brisbane Transit Centre, on Roma Street in Brisbane, is a multi-mode public transport hub for long-distance bus and rail services, and houses the second-busiest suburban rail in the Brisbane central business district.
Opened in 1986, the Brisbane Transit Centre is between the Queensland Police Service headquarters and the Roma Street Parkland. The complex includes a number of shops, cafes and restaurants, and two office towers.[1] Access to the centre can be 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.[2]
Long distance coach travel
The coach terminal is located on the top floor of the Brisbane Transit Centre and is used by:
- Crisps Coaches to Tenterfield and Moree[3]
- Greyhound Australia intrastate within Queensland and interstate services to Byron Bay and Sydney[4]
- Murrays to Toowoomba and Miles[5]
- NSW TrainLink to Casino, connecting with train services to Sydney[6]
- Premier Motor Service operate services to Cairns, Lismore and Sydney[7]
Train travel
Roma Street railway station is accessed from the ground floor level of the Brisbane Transit Centre. Long distance Traveltrain services depart for destinations within Queensland.[8] NSW TrainLink operate an XPT service to Sydney.[6] It is also part of the Queensland Rail City network.
TransLink buses
Roma Street busway station is served by Brisbane Transport buses.
Proposed redevelopment
In November 2014, the Queensland Government announced plans to demolish the transit centre as part of the BaT Tunnel project.[9][10][11][12] In March 2015, the project was cancelled.[13]
References
- ↑ Building Profile Brisbane Transit Centre
- ↑ 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 Crisps Coaches
- ↑ Timetables Greyhound Australia
- ↑ All aboard new bus for Dalby Dalby Herald 12 May 2015
- 1 2 North Coast Region timetable NSW TrainLink
- ↑ Timetables Premier Motor Service
- ↑ Rail Queensland Rail
- ↑ A new Transit Centre and more jobs for Brisbane Queensland Government 30 November 2014
- ↑ Brisbane's ugly transit centre to make way for underground public transport hub ABC News 30 November 2014
- ↑ State plans to rebuild transit centre The Australian 1 December 2014
- ↑ Roma Street Station Queensland Government
- ↑ BaT Tunnel scrapped as government looks for different cross river rail line Brisbane Times 6 March 2015
Coordinates: 27°27′58″S 153°01′07″E / 27.466113°S 153.018603°E