Gungahlin Place

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Gungahlin Place
Canberra Metro icon.svg
Gungahlin Place light rail terminus 02.jpg
LocationGungahlin Place, Gungahlin Town Centre
Coordinates 35°11′08″S149°08′07″E / 35.18555556°S 149.13527778°E / -35.18555556; 149.13527778 Coordinates: 35°11′08″S149°08′07″E / 35.18555556°S 149.13527778°E / -35.18555556; 149.13527778
Operated by Transport Canberra
Line(s)     R1
Platforms4 (2 bay)
Tracks2
Connections ACTION bus services
Construction
Structure typeGround
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened20 April 2019
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Canberra Metro icon.svg Canberra Metro Following station
Terminus R1 Manning Clark North
towards Alinga Street

Gungahlin Place is a transport interchange located in the Gungahlin Town Centre. It is the northern terminus of the Canberra Metro R1 Civic to Gungahlin line and is an important connection point between light rail and bus transport. The current bus interchange opened on 21 April 2018. [1] Despite the station being named Gungahlin Place, the light rail platforms are actually located on a section of Hibberson Street that has been closed to road traffic. Light rail service began in April 2019.

Contents

As the northern terminus of Canberra Metro's R1 route, Gungahlin Place is the second busiest light rail station on the network, with 20% of all passengers boarding or alighting a service here in the first 10 months of operation. [2]

Services

Light Rail

The light rail platforms are arranged to allow access to the vehicles from doors on both sides. [3] This allows separation of passengers who are alighting and those waiting to board. During peak times both sets of platforms may be used and there is a crossover to allow arriving or departing light rail vehicles to switch between tracks. On the shoulder of peak hour, some services from Gungahlin Place terminate at Sandford Street when returning to the depot in Mitchell. [4]

LineDestinationsNotes
R1 Alinga Street
R1 Sandford Street*, Alinga Street *Limited peak hours services only

ACTION Bus Services

Gungahlin Place serves as the terminus for the R8 Rapid route between Belconnen and Gungahlin, as well as many local routes, most which operate as bi-directional loops, each connecting several suburbs within the district. [5] There are currently 4 bus platforms in use.

Route NumberCommencesTerminates
  R8   Belconnen (Cohen Street) Terminus
 18 TerminusGungahlin Place via Franklin, Harrison and Mitchell
 19 TerminusGungahlin Place via Forde, Bonner and Amaroo
 20 TerminusGungahlin Place via Amaroo Bonner and Forde
 21 TerminusGungahlin Place via Palmerston, Harrison and Throsby
 22 TerminusGungahlin Place via Throsby, Harrison and Palmerston
 23 TerminusGungahlin Place via Crace, Gold Creek and Nicholls
 24 TerminusGungahlin Place via Nicholls, Gold Creek and Crace
 25 TerminusGungahlin Place via Amaroo, Taylor and Casey
 26 TerminusGungahlin Place via Casey, Taylor and Amaroo
 27 Casey Market Town via Moncrieff Gungahlin (Valley Av)
 28 Casey Market Town via Casey Gungahlin (Valley Av)

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References

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