Perth Busport is an underground central bus station in

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, located underneath Wellington Street. It was officially opened by then

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and then

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Dean Nalder on 13 July 2016.

Description

Perth Busport is located underground, west of

Perth railway station Perth railway station is the largest station on the Transperth network, serving the Perth central business district, central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It serves as an interchange between the Airport line, Perth, Airport, Ar ...

, between

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, Roe Street and Milligan streets. There are two bus access points, from Wellington Street and Milligan Street, and three passenger entrances, at

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, Queen Street, and King Street. The underground lounge is air-conditioned, contains 160 seats, two kiosks, and digital screens displaying updated departure information. Buses loop around the lounge, which is surrounded by double-glazed glass, and has sixteen stands grouped into four areas, each with four stands.

History

Perth Busport commenced operations on 17 July 2016, served by 25 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit,

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and

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. The temporary Roe Street bus station closed on the same day as the new busport opened. Perth Busport occupies the site of the former

Wellington Street bus station 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 Welling ...

Bus routes

34 regular Transperth bus services start and terminate at Perth Busport. The busport uses a dynamic stand allocation system, meaning that services are only allocated a specific stand as they approach the busport. Rail replacement bus services for the

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, Midland and Armadale railway lines also start and terminate at Perth Busport when the lines cannot operate from Perth Station, departing from stands 5-8.

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* * * * {{TransperthBusStations, state=collapsed Transperth bus stations Wellington Street, Perth Perth City Link