Cultural Centre busway station
Cultural Centre | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in July 2026 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Melbourne Street, South Brisbane | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°28′24″S 153°01′09″E / 27.47333°S 153.01917°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Transport & Main Roads | ||||||||||
| Operator | Clarks Logan City Bus Service Transport for Brisbane | ||||||||||
| Line | South East | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 31 | ||||||||||
| Connections | South Brisbane railway station | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 010802 (platform 1) 011168 (platform 2) 012111 (platform 3) | ||||||||||
| Website | Translink | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 October 2000 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 25 October 2004 (first rebuild) 2 June 2025 (second rebuild) | ||||||||||
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Cultural Centre is a busway station operated by Translink on the South East Busway. It opened in 2000 and is located directly south of Victoria Bridge, serving South Brisbane. It is a ground level station, featuring three side platforms.
History
Cultural Centre busway station opened on 23 October 2000 when the South East Busway opened to Woolloongabba.[1] It only had one lane in each direction with no ability for buses to pass.
Between March 2003 and October 2004, the station underwent its first renovation, with the platforms set back to allow for a passing lane in each direction.[2][3] Some materials from the original station were reused in the construction of Capalaba bus station.[4][5]
Between 2016 and 2020, Brisbane City Council proposed moving the station underground[6]. The proposal was shelved due to disagreements between the state and council.[7]
Between January 2022 and June 2025, the station underwent its second renovation, in order to support the introduction of Brisbane's New Bus Network and Brisbane Metro.[8][9] As Victoria Bridge was closed to general traffic, platforms 1 and 2 were rebuilt, occupying the original traffic lanes to accommodate more passengers, and buses heading towards West End now stop at a new permanent platform 3, near the portal of the busway.[10] The network changes resulted in fewer routes stopping at the station, from 70 to 40 (including NightLink services). A 10-metre long cicada sculpture was located at the station from 2004 to 2022 before being moved for the renovation.[11]
Platforms and services
| Cultural Centre platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Direction | Routes and Destination | Notes |
| 1 | South East Busway | Inbound | Brisbane Metro: M1, M2
CityGlider: 60, 61 Towards Southern Suburbs: 100, 120, 130, 140, 150, 180 (BUZ); 116, 555 South Brisbane Loop: 197 Towards West End: 196, 199 Towards Yeerongpilly: 107, 192 Towards Eastern Suburbs: 200, 222 (BUZ); 210, 212, 214, 215, 220, 230, 235 Towards Northern Suburbs: 300; 333 (BUZ) Towards Western Suburbs: 444 (BUZ) NightLink (Weekend midnight only): N100, N130, N184, N199, N200, N226, N250, N339, N345, N385, N555 |
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| 2 | South East Busway | Outbound | ||
| 3 | South East Busway | Outbound (Towards West End) | ||
Facilities
The station takes its name from its location within the Queensland Cultural Centre precinct. The platforms are accessible from a pedestrian bridge linking the Queensland Performing Arts Centre to the Queensland Museum and Queensland Art Gallery. The station is also close to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, South Bank Piazza and the western end of the South Bank Parklands.
References
- ↑ South East Busway services to start on Monday Minister for Transport & Main Roads 22 October 2000
- ↑ Cultural Centre Busway Station Fleetline issue 284 June 2003 page 81
- ↑ Cultural Centre busway station Transit Australia June 2003 page 164
- ↑ Cultural Centre Bus station revamped Australasian Bus & Coach November 2004 page 12
- ↑ South East Busway Transit Australia January 2005 page 20
- ↑ "BRISBANE METRO Draft Design Report Consultation Outcomes" (PDF). Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. Brisbane City Council. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ Stone, Lucy (8 June 2020). "'Wasted 4½ years': Labor questions Brisbane Metro planning". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ "Temporary Cultural Centre bus stops in place for next stage of Brisbane Metro works". ABC News. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ "First look at new Brisbane Metro Cultural Centre station". ABC News. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ Condren, Tiarna (3 June 2025). "Bus route changes for South Brisbane as new platform opens". Australasian Bus and Coach. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ Sato, Kenji; Feeney, Katherine (11 October 2024). "Brisbane's big cicada to be installed at Queen's Wharf after two years in storage". ABC News. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ↑ "Cultural Centre station timetable". Translink. Archived from the original on 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
External links
Media related to Cultural Centre busway station at Wikimedia Commons