Perth Busport is an underground bus station, located underneath Wellington Street, Perth,

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. It was officially opened by then

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and then Minister for Transport

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on 13 July 2016.

Description

Perth Busport is located underground, west of Perth railway station, between

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and Milligan streets. There are two bus access points, from Wellington Street and Milligan Street, and three passenger entrances, at Yagan Square, 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, Swan Transit and Transdev WA. The temporary Roe Street bus station closed on the same day as the new busport opened.

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 Joondalup, Mandurah,

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

References

External links

* * * * {{TransperthBusStations, state=collapsed Bus stations in Perth, Western Australia Wellington Street, Perth Perth City Link