Eight Mile Plains busway station

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Eight Mile Plains
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General information
LocationMiles Platting Road, Eight Mile Plains
Coordinates 27°34′43″S153°06′07″E / 27.57861°S 153.10194°E / -27.57861; 153.10194
Owned by Department of Transport & Main Roads
Operated by Transport for Brisbane
Clarks Logan City Bus Service
Mt Gravatt Bus Service
Transdev Queensland
Line(s) South East Busway
Platforms2
Bus routes10
Construction
Parking890 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code 010824 (platform 1)
010823 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 2
Website TransLink
History
Opened30 April 2001
Services
Preceding station Translink Following station
Upper Mount Gravatt
towards Queen Street
South East Busway Rochedale
(proposed)
towards Springwood

Eight Mile Plains busway station is the southernmost station on the South East Busway in Brisbane, Australia serving the suburb of Eight Mile Plains. It opened on 30 April 2001 when the busway was extended from Woolloongabba. [1] [2]

Contents

It is currently the last station on the South East Busway, and is connected to the Springwood bus station by the Pacific Motorway. It is enclosed by a number of major roads including Logan Road, Miles Platting Road, the Pacific Motorway and the Gateway Motorway. It features a free park & ride facility. [3]

As part of the upgrade of the Pacific Motorway between Eight Mile Plains and Daisy Hill commenced in 2020, the South East Busway will be extended to Springwood bus station. The Pacific Highway upgrade and the Busway extension is expected to be completed in 2024. [4] Eight Mile Plains will then no longer be the last station on the Busway.

Services

Eight Mile Plains busway station is served by 10 routes operated by Transport for Brisbane, Clarks Logan City Bus Service, Mt Gravatt Bus Service and Transdev Queensland as part of the Translink network. [5]

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References

  1. South-east Queensland transport infrastructure rollout since 1975 Brisbane Times 6 July 2010
  2. Brisbane busway turns 10 Australasian Bus & Coach 3 May 2011
  3. Brisbane Park n Rides and Commuter Car Spaces Visit Brisbane
  4. "Pacific Motorway, Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill Upgrade". Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. "South Eastern Busway Network Map" (PDF). Translink . January 2017.