City Interchange
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]
City Interchange | |
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Light Rail Station at the City Interchange in 2019 | |
Location | Alinga Street, Civic, Australian Capital Territory |
Coordinates | |
Operated by | Transport Canberra |
Bus stands | 12 |
Bus operators | ACTION Qcity Transit Transborder Express |
Connections | Light rail |
History | |
Opened | 23 November 1982 |
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]
References
- Construction begins on bus interchange Canberra Times 14 January 1982 page 7
- Traders go all way in promotion Canberra Times 22 November 1982 page 18
- New City Interchange OpensFleetline issue 97 August 1983 page 93
- New Canberra-Queabeyan Services Transit Australia April 1999 page 87
- City Interchange Transport Canberra
- Canberra's new bus network begins Australian Bus issue 93 May 2019 page 5
External links
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