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Curtin Central bus station is a
Transperth Transperth is the public transport system for Perth and surrounding areas in Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation, and consists of train, bus and ferry services. Bus operat ...
bus station located at the
Curtin University Curtin University (previously Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public university, public research university based in Bentley, Western Australia, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. ...
's
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campus. It has twelve stands, six bus layover bays and is served by six regular Transperth routes operated by Path Transit and
Swan Transit Swan Transit is an Australian bus company operating Buses in Perth, Transperth bus services under contract to the Public Transport Authority (Western Australia), Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems. History On 21 ...
as well as one special events route to
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.


Overview

Curtin Central bus station was opened on 17 February 2019. It took 18 months to construct. Initially, 944 buses served the station each weekday. It was a joint project between the Public Transport Authority (PTA) and
Curtin University Curtin University (previously Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public university, public research university based in Bentley, Western Australia, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. ...
. The total budget was $15 million, with the PTA contributing $5 million, and Curtin University paying for the rest. It is at the centre of the Curtin Exchange Precinct, a
transit-oriented development In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of Real estate development, urban development that maximizes the amount of Residential area, residential, business and leisure space within Pedestrian, walking distance of public t ...
featuring student accommodation and retail.


Bus routes


References

* {{TransperthBusStations, state=collapsed Transperth bus stations Transport infrastructure completed in 2019 2019 establishments in Australia