Woden Interchange
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Woden Interchange | |||||
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 Former Woden Interchange in January 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Woden bus station | ||||
| Location | Callam Street, Woden Town Centre, Canberra, Australia | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′36″S 149°05′14″E / 35.3432°S 149.0872°E | ||||
| Owned by | Transport Canberra | ||||
| Bus routes | 22 | ||||
| Bus stands | 10 | ||||
| Bus operators | ACTION CDC Canberra | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Transport Canberra | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 4 December 1972 (original interchange) 20 April 2026 (new interchange) | ||||
| Closed | 29 January 2023 (original interchange) | ||||
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Woden Interchange is located in Woden Town Centre, Canberra, Australia, adjacent to Westfield Woden. It was served by ACTION and CDC Canberra services.
Original Interchange (1972-2023)
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]
New Interchange (2026-Present)
The new bus interchange will open 20 April 2026 with the current temporary interchange to close. [16]
