Woden Interchange

Woden Interchange
Woden Interchange in January 2016
General information
Other names	Woden bus station
Location	Callam Street, Woden Town Centre, Canberra, Australia
Coordinates	35°20′36″S149°05′14″E / 35.3432°S 149.0872°E / -35.3432; 149.0872
Owned by	Transport Canberra
Bus routes	16
Bus stands	11
Bus operators	ACTION CDC Canberra
Other information
Website	Transport Canberra
History
Opened	4 December 1972
Closed	29 January 2023
Location

Woden Interchange was located in Woden Town Centre, Canberra, Australia, adjacent to Westfield Woden. It was served by ACTION and CDC Canberra services.

History

See also: History_of_Canberra § Transport

In March 1972, the National Capital Development Commission awarded Leighton Contractors a contract to build Woden bus station. ^[1] It opened on 4 December 1972. ^{[2] [3]} On 6 December 1982, an upgrade was completed that doubled its size and included heated waiting rooms. ^{[4] [5]} This increased the number of bus platforms from 15 single-bus bays to 17 mostly double-bus bays. ^[6]

Canberra was a pioneer of the timed-transfer bus system ^{[7] : 14}, and was cited as a model in a 1981 study for the US Department of Transportation. ^{[8] : 17} A map of a theoretical bus station was presented based on Woden Interchange. ^{[8] : 98}

In 1994, a further upgrade was completed. ^[9]

Having been named Woden bus station since it opened, in April 2019 it was renamed Woden Interchange. ^{[10] [11]} It is to be replaced by a new interchange with a Canberra Institute of Technology campus to open on the old site in 2025. ^[12] It closed on 29 January 2023 with a temporary facility opened to the north pending completion of a permanent replacement as part of the Woden light rail station. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Services

Woden Interchange was served by ACTION and CDC Canberra services. ^{[16] [17] [18]}

References

1. Contract let for bus station Canberra Times 7 March 1972 page 1
2. Improve bus service at Woden Canberra Times 29 November 1972 page 11
3. Bus interchange opened Truck & Bus Transportation January 1973 page 99
4. Bus interchange will be completed soon Canberra Times 25 November 1982 page 16
5. ACTION in action at interchange Canberra Times 8 December 1982 page 9
6. Bus, A. C. T. (11 January 2023). "Woden Interchange: 50 years – ACT Bus" . Retrieved 16 October 2024.
7. Paul Mees (2014). "A centenary review of transport planning in Canberra, Australia". Progress in Planning. 87. doi:10.1016/j.progress.2013.03.002. ISSN   0305-9006.
8. Vuchic, V.; Clarke, R.; Molinero, A. (1981). "Timed transfer system planning, design and operation". Washington, DC.
9. Things look better at Woden now Canberra Times 27 April 1994 page 5
10. Canberra's new bus network begins Australian Bus issue 93 May 2019 page 5
11. World News Buses Worldwide issue 214 July 2019 page 39
12. Woden public transport interchange progresses with focus on future light rail integration Railway Digest May 2021 page 5
13. Woden bus interchange closure Transport Canberra
14. Temporary Woden Bus Interchange now open Transport Canberra
15. Infrastructure Australian Bus Panorama issue 38/4 January 2023 page 34
16. Woden Interchange - Departure platforms Transport Canberra
17. Route 831 map Qcity Transit
18. Route 842 timetable Transborder Express

External links

Media related to Woden Interchange at Wikimedia Commons