UQ Lakes busway station

UQ Lakes
Route 209 stops at Stop C at the busway station.
General information
Location	College Road, St Lucia
Coordinates	27°29′52″S153°01′05″E / 27.4979°S 153.018°E / -27.4979; 153.018
Owned by	Department of Transport & Main Roads
Operated by	Transport for Brisbane
Line(s)	Eastern Busway
Platforms	2
Bus routes	7
Bus stands	6 (stop B is only used by M2 to drop off)
Connections	UQ St Lucia ferry wharf
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	011501 (stop A) 011503 (stop C) 011504 (stop D) 011505 (stop E) 001947 (stop F)
Fare zone	go card 1
Website	Translink
History
Opened	17 December 2006
Services
Preceding station Translink Following station Terminus Eastern Busway Boggo Road towards Langlands Park

UQ Lakes busway station is located in Brisbane, Australia, serving the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus. It opened on 17 December 2006 at the western terminus of the Eastern Busway at the end of the Eleanor Schonell Bridge. ^[1]

By 2012, about 1.5 million passengers were using the bus stop each year, making it one of the top-5 busiest stops in Brisbane. ^[2]

In May 2015, the UQ St Lucia ferry wharf was relocated to a location near the UQ Lakes busway station. ^{[3] [4]}

It is served by seven routes all operated by Transport for Brisbane. ^[5]

History

Originally opening with one platform, a second platform using the existing pathway was added 2008 in order to serve a route extension from West End.

A further expansion costing $3 million began construction in 2011 to cope with increased bus services. ^{[6] [7]} Opening in June 2012, the upgrade involved a turning lane upgrade, an increase from four to six stops, larger waiting areas, additional shelters and improved lighting. ^[2]

The station received another upgrade from 2022 to 2025, to cope with the introduction of the Brisbane Metro. Apart from renovating the original shelters, a new stop F is added on platform 1, and three 600kW pantograph quick chargers are installed on stop A, B and bus refuge area for metro vehicles to be fully charged in 6 minutes. ^[8]

Due to Brisbane's New Bus Network, Route 192 terminates at Yeronga while still passing through this station, so the station becomes both a terminal and an intermediate station.

"Through-service" between UQ Lakes and UQ Chancellors Place

Back in 2003, the council proposed to build an underground tunnel to connect the bus stops at both ends of the campus, so direct services from Dutton Park to Indooroopilly via Eleanor Schonell Bridge can be provided. UQ Senate later refused this twice due to potential disturbance to the St Lucia community. ^[9]

Routes

UQ Lakes Busway Station Routes

Bus Route	Depart From	Destination	Frequency
M2	A (B for drop-off only)	RBW Hospital	Daily
29	C	Woolloongabba	Weekdays Only
139	D	Sunnybank Hills	Weekdays Only
169	C	Eight Mile Plains	Daily
179	D	Garden City	Daily
192	Inbound: E Outbound: F	City (Adelaide Street) Yeronga	Weekdays Only
209	E	Carindale	Daily

References

1. "Bridge is bus-ready" Westside News 29 November 2006 page 3
2. Katherine Feeney (9 June 2012). "Expansion for Brisbane's second busiest bus stop". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
3. "New UQ St Lucia ferry terminal opens". UQ News. University of Queensland. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
4. "UQ CityCat terminal upgrade". Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
5. "Eastern Busway Network Map" (PDF). Translink . 19 August 2019.
6. Station revamp on cards Westside News 23 November 2011 page 14
7. UQ gets station upgrade Archived 23 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Australasian Bus & Coach 24 November 2011
8. Howard, Vicki (20 July 2022). "Brisbane Metro UQ Lakes for zero tailpipe emission public transport". Vicki Howard. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
9. Moore, Tony (15 May 2023). "UQ bus ban puts 'giant handbrake' on city's public transport, experts say". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

External links

Media related to UQ Lakes busway station at Wikimedia Commons

• UQ Lakes station Translink