Wellington Street bus station

Wellington Street bus station
Central area bus station
Location	Wellington Street, Perth Australia
Coordinates	31°57′02″S 115°51′25″E / 31.9505°S 115.857°ECoordinates: 31°57′02″S 115°51′25″E / 31.9505°S 115.857°E
Owned by	Public Transport Authority
Operated by	Transperth
Bus routes	34
Bus stands	17
Connections	Train transfer at Perth station
Other information
Fare zone	1 /
History
Opened	2 March 1973
Closed	27 January 2014
Previous names	Perth Central

Wellington Street bus station was a Transperth bus station located next to Perth railway station in Western Australia.

History

Wellington Street bus station was opened on 2 March 1973 as Perth Central bus station by Premier John Tonkin. After just over 40 years of service, the majority of bus services were moved to the Roe Street bus station on 12 January 2014.^[1][2] Wellington Street bus station remained in use for a further two weeks due to roadworks in the central business district, temporarily servicing Beaufort Street bus services, closing on 27 January 2014 and being demolished soon after.^[3][4] The station will be replaced by the new underground Perth Busport on the same site.^[5][6] To cater for the remaining bus services during the construction period, a temporary replacement Wellington Street bus station opened on 6 July 2014, occupying some of the original site.^[7] This closed on 1 February 2015.^[8]

It had 17 stands and was served by 34 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit, Swan Transit and Transdev WA.

Bus routes

Many major bus services started and terminated at the station:

Platform D

Route number			Destination / description
[12193] Stand 1
		400	to Scarborough Beach via Charles Street, Scarborough Beach Road, Glendalough station
		402	to Stirling Station via Loftus Street, Scarborough Beach Road, Main Street & Tuart Hill
[12192] Stand 2
		403	to Osborne Park via Loftus Street, London Street, Ediboro Street, Royal Street & Hamilton Street
		404	to Osborne Park via Loftus Street, London Street, McDonald Street, York Street & Swan Street
[12191] Stand 3
		374	to Kingsway City Shopping Centre via Fitzgerald Street, Walcott Street, Wanneroo Road, Balga, Girrawheen & Giralt Road
		386	to Kingsway City Shopping Centre via Charles Street, Wanneroo Road, Balga, Girrawheen & Giralt Road
		387	to Warwick station via Charles Street, Wanneroo Road, Balcatta Road & Erindale Road
		388	to Warwick Station via Charles Street, Wanneroo Road & Beach Road
		389	to Wanneroo via Charles Street & Wanneroo Road
[12190] Stand 4
		15	to Glendalough Leeder Street via Newcastle Street, Oxford Street, Scarborough Beach Road, Egina Street & Powis Street
			School Specials

Platform C

Route number			Destination / description
[12189] Stand 5
		370	to Mirrabooka bus station via Charles Street, Flinders Street & Nollamara Avenue
		870	to Mirrabooka bus station (limited stops) via Charles Street, Flinders Street & Nollamara Avenue
[12188] Stand 6
		354	to Mirrabooka bus station via Charles Street, Flinders Street, Nollamara Shopping Centre & Ilumba Avenue
[12187] Stand 7
		17	to Morley bus station via Fitzgerald Street, Alexander Drive, Dianella & Light Street
		19	to Dog Swamp Shopping Centre via Fitzgerald Street, Alexander Drive & Yokine
[12186] Stand 8
		885	to Edith Cowan University Mount Lawley (limited stops) via Fitzgerald Street & Alexander Drive
		886	to Alexander Heights Shopping Centre (limited stops) via Fitzgerald Street, Alexander Drive, Illawarra Court South & Marangaroo Drive
		887	to Alexander Heights Shopping Centre (limited stops) via Fitzgerald Street, Alexander Drive, Illawarra Court North & Errina Road
		888	to Mirrabooka bus station (limited stops) via Fitzgerald Street, Alexander Drive & Yirrigan Drive
		889	to East Ballajura (limited stops) via Fitzgerald Street, Alexander Drive, Cassowary Drive & Guandalupe Drive

Platform B

Route number			Destination / description
[12182] Stand 9
		881	to Munster (Limited Stop) via Kwinana Freeway, Canning Bridge station, Booragoon bus station, Marmion Street, Carrington Street, Hamilton Hill & Marvell Avenue
		940	to Hamilton Hill (Limited Stop) via Kwinana Freeway, Canning Bridge station, Booragoon bus station, Jackson Avenue, Kardinya & Coolbellup
[12183] Stand 10
		213	to Westfield Carousel via Victoria Park transfer station & Albany Highway
		220	to Armadale Station via Victoria Park transfer station, Albany Highway, Westfield Carousel, Maddington station & Kelmscott station
[12184] Stand 11 - Services departing from this stand were truncated to Esplanade Busport due to traffic congestion prior to the closure of the Wellington Street bus station
		23	to Claremont station via Mounts Bay Road, University of Western Australia, Bruce Street, Delkeith, Beatrice Road & Victoria Avenue
		78	to University of Western Australia via Mounts Bay Road
		79	to Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre via Mounts Bay Road, University of Western Australia & Hampden Road
		102	to Cottesloe station via Mounts Bay Road, University of Western Australia, Stirling Highway, Claremont station & Marine Parade
		107	to Fremantle station via Mounts Bay Road, University of Western Australia, Stirling Highway, Claremont station & Mosman Park
[12185] Stand 12
		30	to Curtin University bus station via Labounchere Road, Robert Street, Salter Point, Hope Avenue & Manning Road
		31	to Salter Point via Labounchere Road, Talbot Avenue, Canavan Crescent & Marsh Avenue
		34	to Cannington station via Angelo Street, Murray Street, Gillon Street, Curtin University bus station & Manning Road

Platform A

Route number			Destination / description
Stand 13 - Not in use
Stand 14 - Not in use
[12181] Stand 15
		81	to City Beach via Wellington Street, City West station, Cambridge Street, Floreat Forum & Oceanic Drive
		82	to City Beach via City West station, Cambridge Street, The Boulevard, Floreat Forum & Templetonia Crescent
		83	to Wembley Downs via City West station, Cambridge Street, Harbourne Street, Grantham Street & Empire Avenue
		85	to Glendalough station via Cambridge Street, Herdsman Parade & Harborne Street
		86	to Wembley via Kimberley Street & Ruislip Street
		92	to Wembley Downs via City West station, Cambridge Street, Harbourne Street, Grantham Street & Hale Road
[17703] Stand 16 - Set down
		81, 82, 83, 92	to Wittenoom Street, East Perth via Wellington Street
			Rail replacement services
[25068] Stand 17 - Set down
		691	to Crown Perth, Burswood

Key

•        Services operated by Path Transit
•        Services operated by Swan Transit (East and South-east regions)
•        Services operated by Swan Transit Riverside (West and Central regions)
•        Services operated by Transdev WA

References

1. Kent Acott (2014-01-04). "End of line for city bus station". The West Australian. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
2. End is nigh for Wellington Street Bus Station WAtoday 11 January 2014
3. Wellington St Bus Station demolition under way Minister for Transport 13 February 2014
4. Final stage of bus station demolition Minister for Transport 16 April 2014
5. Perth Busport design revealed Minister for Transport 29 October 2014
6. Animation brings Perth Busport to life Minister for Finance, Mines & Petroleum 22 July 2015
7. "Wellington Street Temporary Bus Station". PTA WA. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
8. "PTA Media Statement: Multiple Changes to Transperth Bus Services". Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 2015-01-25.