Elizabeth Quay bus station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Mounts Bay Road,Perth Western Australia Australia | ||||
| Coordinates | 31°57′22″S115°51′17″E / 31.9562°S 115.85465°E /-31.9562; 115.85465 | ||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||
| Operated by | Transperth | ||||
| Bus routes | 41 | ||||
| Bus stands | 35 | ||||
| Connections | Train transfer atElizabeth Quay | ||||
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| Fare zone | 1 / | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 30 November 1991 | ||||
| Previous names | City Busport(1991–2004) Esplanade Busport(2004–2016) | ||||
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Elizabeth Quay bus station, formerly theEsplanade Busport, is aTransperth bus station, located at the southern edge of thePerth CBD inWestern Australia, next to thePerth Convention Exhibition Centre andElizabeth Quay railway station. It has 35 stands and is served by 55Transperth routes operated byPath Transit,Swan Transit andTransdev WA. It is also served bySouth West Coach Lines services.
Elizabeth Quay bus station is located west ofElizabeth Quay railway station, adjacent toMounts Bay Road, thePerth Convention Exhibition Centre, and the Ernst & Young Building. There are bus access points to the north-west (Mounts Bay Road and Mills Street), north (Mounts Bay Road westbound, entry only), and south-east (Kwinana Freeway ramps andWilliam Street). The passenger entrances are at the north and south ends of the upper level concourse, and there are multiple pedestrian bridges connecting the bus station to the buildings north of Mounts Bay Road. The concourse sits above five ground-level platforms, which are labelled A to E. Each platform has seven stands, identified by the platform letter and a digit (1 to 7). Buses servicing the northernmost Platform A run west to east along the platform (stand A1 to stand A7), while buses for the other platforms travel from east to west (stands 7 to 1 for each platform).[1]
A bus station on The Esplanade, between Barrack Street and William Street, was suggested in 1974 by the Perth Central Design Co-ordinating Committee, to complement the recently-openedWellington Street bus station on the CBD's northern side.[2]
Elizabeth Quay bus station was opened as City Busport on 30 November 1991 byPremierCarmen Lawrence.[3] It was renamed Esplanade Busport in September 2004.[4] On 31 January 2016, Esplanade Busport and Esplanade railway station were renamed to Elizabeth Quay bus station and Elizabeth Quay railway station. The renaming was controversial; the estimated cost was $700,000, at a time when the state government was running a significant budget deficit.[5]
Many bus services start and terminate at the Elizabeth Quay Bus Station:
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stand A1 | 35 | to The Old Mill,South Perth via Kwinana Freeway & Mill Point Road[6] | |
| 900 | Ferry replacement service to South Perth[1] | ||
| Stand A2 | 30 | toCurtin University bus station via Labouchere Road, Robert Street, Salter Point, Hope Avenue &Manning Road[7][8] | |
| 31 | toSalter Point via Labouchere Road, Talbot Avenue, Canavan Crescent & Marsh Avenue[7][9] | ||
| Stand A3 | 34 | toCannington station via Angelo Street, Murray Street, Gillon Street,Curtin Central,Curtin University bus station, Ashburton Street & Bentley Plaza[10][7] | |
| Stand A4 | 40 | toGalleria bus station via Lord Street,Guildford Road,Bayswater station, Langley Road & Embleton[11] | |
| 41 | toBayswater Station via Lord Street, Eighth Avenue, Caledonian Avenue, Stone Street, Frington Street & King William Street[12] | ||
| 42 | toMaylands via Lord Street, Eighth Avenue & Peninsula Road[13] | ||
| 43 | toMaylands via Lord Street, Central Avenue & Peninsula Road[14] | ||
| Stand A5 | Set down only[1] | ||
| Stand A6 | 950 | toMorley Station viaBeaufort Street &Galleria bus station[15] | High frequency[15] |
| 950X | toMorley Station viaBeaufort Street &Galleria bus station[16] | Limited Stops[16] | |
| Stand A7 | 980 | toGalleria bus station viaWilliam Street, North Street, Dundas Road & Walter Road West[17] | High frequency[17] |
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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| Stand B1 | 23 | toClaremont station viaMounts Bay Road,University of Western Australia, Bruce Street, Dalkeith, Beatrice Road & Victoria Avenue[18] | |
| 950 | toUniversity of Western Australia viaMounts Bay Road | High frequency | |
| 995 | toClaremont Station viaMounts Bay Road &Stirling Highway[19] | ||
| Stand B2 | Overflow stand[1] | ||
| Stand B3 | 103 | toClaremont station viaKings Park Road, Thomas Street, Hampden Road & Stirling Highway[20] | |
| Stand B4 | 23 | toClaremont station viaMounts Bay Road,University of Western Australia, Bruce Street, Dalkeith, Beatrice Road & Victoria Avenue[18] | |
| 995 | toClaremont Station viaMounts Bay Road &Stirling Highway[19] | ||
| Stand B5 | 6Purple CAT | University of Western Australia South via Thomas Road[21] | |
| Stand B6 | 950 | toQEII Medical Centre viaMounts Bay Road,University of Western Australia & Hampden Road[15] | High frequency[15] |
| 950X | toQEII Medical Centre viaMounts Bay Road,University of Western Australia & Hampden Road[16] | Limited Stops[16] | |
| Stand B7 |
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stand C1 | 30, 31, 34 | toPerth Busport | |
| Stand C2 | 160 | toFremantle station via Kwinana Freeway, Canning Bridge station, Booragoon bus station,Willagee, Oldham Crescent &South Street[22] | |
| Stand C3 | 114 | toLake Coogee viaKwinana Freeway,Canning Bridge station,Booragoon bus station, Marmion Street, Carrington Street,Hamilton Hill & Marvel Avenue[23] | |
| 115 | to Hamilton Hill via Kwinana Freeway, Canning Bridge station, Booragoon bus station, Jackson Avenue,Kardinya &Coolbellup[24] | ||
| Stand C4 | 111 | toFremantle station viaKwinana Freeway,Canning Bridge station,Canning Highway &East Fremantle[25] | |
| 158 | to Fremantle station via Kwinana Freeway, Canning Bridge station,Applecross,Attadale,Bicton & East Fremantle[26] | ||
| Stand C5 | 1Blue CAT | toPerth Busport viaBarrack Street,Barrack Street, &Aberdeen Street[27] | |
| Stand C6 | 5Green CAT | toLeederville via Colin Street &City West station[28] | |
| 691 | toCrown Perth,Burswood | CAT layover,[1] Overflow stand[1] | |
| Stand C7 | 1Blue CAT | toKings Park via Malcolm Street[27] |
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stand D1 | 111, 160 | toWACA Ground viaSt Georges Terrace[25][22] | East Perth services[1] |
| Stand D2 | 930 | toThornlie station via Shepperton Road,Albany Highway,Westfield Carousel, and Spencer Road[29] | High frequency[29] |
| Stand D3 | 282 | toKalamunda bus station via Shepperton Road,Oats Street station,Welshpool Road, Gladys Road, Grove Road & Canning Road[30] | |
| 283 | to Kalamunda bus station via Shepperton Road, Oats Street station, Welshpool Road, Crystal Brook Road, Lesmurdie Road & Canning Road[31] | ||
| Stand D4 | 39 | toRedcliffe via Star Street, Oats Street, Belmont Avenue, Belmont Forum & Orpington Street[32] | |
| Stand D5 | 270 | toHigh Wycombe Station via Great Eastern Highway, Belmont Avenue, Belmont Forum, Hale Road, Hawtin Road & Maida Vale Road[33] | |
| Stand D6 | 940 | toRedcliffe Station via Great Eastern Highway[34] | |
| Stand D7 | |||
| All Stands D2 – D7 services are to various destinations via Mill Street and St Georges Terrace | |||
| Stop | Route | Destination / description | Notes |
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| Stand E1 | 177 | toCannington Station via Victoria Park transfer station, Berwick Street, St James, Chapman Road &Bentley[35] | |
| 178 | toBull Creek station viaVictoria Park transfer station, Berwick Street,Wilson,Leach Highway,Shelley &Rossmoyne[36] | ||
| 179 | to Bull Creek station via Victoria Park transfer station, Berwick Street, Wilson, Riverton, High Road & Leach Highway[37] | ||
| Stand E2 | 72 | toCannington station viaVictoria Park transfer station,Curtin University bus station,Wilson &Leach Highway[38] | |
| 75 | toCanning Vale via Victoria Park transfer station, Curtin University bus station, Wilson,Riverton,Parkwood & Bannister Road[39] | ||
| Stand E3 | 32 | toComo viaThe Causeway, Mill Point Road & Coode Street[40] | |
| 33 | toKarawara viaThe Causeway, Lansdowne Road,Kensington, Hayman Road,Curtin Central & Walana Drive[41] | ||
| Stand E4 | 909 | Rail replacement service toMandurah Station[1] | Bus layover[1] |
| Stand E5 | Overflow stand | ||
| Stand E6 | 909 | Rail replacement service toPerth Station[1][42] | |
| Stand E7 | South West Coach Lines services toPerth Airport and various south-western destinations[1][43] | ||
| Taxi stand[1] |
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On 15 July 2015, a gas-fuelledMercedes-Benz OC 500 LE caught fire whilst stationary in the 4th lane (more commonly known as lane D). During the fire, the building above the Busport was evacuated as a safety precaution. No-one was injured and it was said that the fire was caused by a coolant leak. The bus cost an estimated $750,000 and was completely destroyed in the fire.[44][45]
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