Queen Street bus station
Bus station in Brisbane, Queensland
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Queen Street is a bus station operated by Translink. It opened in 1988 and serves the Brisbane central business district. It is an underground station, featuring 3 side platforms, with 13 bus stands. It is located underneath Uptown and Queen Street Mall. It has tunnel connections to Cultural Centre busway station via the Victoria Bridge, and King George Square busway station.[1][2]
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Queen Street, Brisbane | ||||
| Coordinates | 27°28′13″S 153°01′30.6″E | ||||
| Owned by | Department of Transport & Main Roads | ||||
| Operated by | Transport for Brisbane | ||||
| Platforms | 3 side | ||||
| Bus routes | 18 | ||||
| Bus stands | 13 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
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| Station code | 000996 (platform 1A) 000997 (platform 1B) 000998 (platform 1C) 000999 (platform 1D) 001001 (platform 1E) 001002 (platform 1F) 001003 (platform 1G) 001004 (platform 1H) 001010 (platform 2A) 001011 (platform 2B) 001013 (platform 2C) 001009 (platform 3A) 001008 (platform 3B) | ||||
| Website | Translink | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 26 March 1988 | ||||
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History
The bus station opened on 26 March 1988, and was Brisbane's first underground bus station.[3] It was built alongside the Myer Centre (now Uptown) and below Queen Street Mall.
Upon opening, the platforms where called Kangaroo, Koala, Platypus, and Crocodile. In June 2015, the platforms were renamed with numbers and letters.[4]