City Bus Station | |
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 City Bus Station in 2009 | |
| Location | Alinga Street, Civic, Australian Capital Territory |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 35°16′43″S149°07′50″E / 35.2785°S 149.1306°E |
| Operated by | Transport Canberra |
| Bus stands | 12 |
| Bus operators | ACTION Qcity Transit Transborder Express |
| Connections | Light rail |
| History | |
| Opened | 23 November 1982 |
City Bus Station, also referred to as City Interchange, 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]
Civic is the name by which the central business district of Canberra is commonly known. It is also called Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra, but its official division name is City.
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of 410,301, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory, 280 km (170 mi) south-west of Sydney, and 660 km (410 mi) north-east of Melbourne. A resident of Canberra is known as a Canberran. Although Canberra is the capital and seat of government, many federal government ministries have secondary seats in state capital cities, as do the Governor-General and the Prime Minister.
Northbourne Avenue is a major road in Canberra, Australia. It extends from City Hill in the south to the Federal Highway in the north.
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The twelve stands are served by ACTION, Qcity Transit and Transborder Express services. [3] The light rail line from Gungahlin terminates at the station on Northbourne Avenue. [4]
ACTION is a bus operator in Canberra, Australia owned by the ACT Government.
Qcity Transit is an Australian bus operator which provides services within the Queanbeyan / Jerrabomberra region of New South Wales as well as services from Queanbeyan to nearby Canberra and Bungendore. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Australia.
Transborder Express is an Australian bus and coach company based in Yass. Since September 2012 Transborder Express has been owned by ComfortDelGro Australia.
