Wellington Street bus station

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Wellington Street bus station
Central area bus station
Transperth Wellington Street Bus Station.jpg
Location Wellington Street, Perth
Australia
Coordinates 31°57′02″S115°51′25″E / 31.9505°S 115.857°E / -31.9505; 115.857 Coordinates: 31°57′02″S115°51′25″E / 31.9505°S 115.857°E / -31.9505; 115.857
Owned by Public Transport Authority
Operated by Transperth
Bus routes34
Bus stands17
ConnectionsTrain transfer at Perth station
Other information
Fare zone1 / Transperth Free Transit Zone.svg
History
Opened2 March 1973
Closed27 January 2014
Previous namesPerth Central

Wellington Street bus station was a Transperth bus station located next to Perth railway station in the Perth central business district, Western Australia from 1973 until 2014. It was demolished to make way for Perth Busport.

History

Wellington Street bus station was opened on 2 March 1973 as Perth Central bus station by Premier John Tonkin. [1] [2] It was renamed Wellington Street bus station in 1989 to distinguish it from Esplanade Busport. [3]

After just over 40 years of service, the majority of bus services were moved to Roe Street bus station on 12 January 2014. [4] [5] Wellington Street bus station remained in use for a further two weeks due to roadworks in the central business district, temporarily servicing Beaufort Street bus services, closing on 27 January 2014 and being demolished soon after. [6] [7] The station was replaced by the new underground Perth Busport on the same site. To cater for the remaining bus services during the construction period, a temporary replacement Wellington Street bus station opened on 6 July 2014, occupying some of the original site. [8] [9] This closed on 1 February 2015. [10] [11] [12]

It had 17 stands and was served by 34 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit, Swan Transit and Transdev WA. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Premier Sees Facilities Need MTT Quarterly April 1973 page 3
  2. ↑ City bus station on site of former rail freight yard Truck & Bus Transportation July 1973 pages 28/29
  3. ↑ Closure of Wellington Street bus station Transit Australia April 2014 page 122
  4. ↑ Kent Acott (4 January 2014). "End of line for city bus station". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  5. ↑ End is nigh for Wellington Street Bus Station WAtoday 11 January 2014
  6. ↑ Wellington St Bus Station demolition under way Minister for Transport 13 February 2014
  7. ↑ Final stage of bus station demolition Minister for Transport 16 April 2014
  8. ↑ "Wellington Street Temporary Bus Station". Public Transport Authority . Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Bus stop to be demolished Australasian Bus & Coach 7 January 2014
  10. ↑ "Multiple Changes to Transperth Bus Services". Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Perth Wellington Street Bus Station Australian Bus issue 68 March 2015 page 10
  12. ↑ Wellington Street Bus Station closure Australian Bus Panorama issue 30/5 March 2015 page 28
  13. ↑ Farewell to the Wellington Street Bus Station Rattler issue 447 January 2014 pages 8/9
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