Wellington Street bus station explained

Wellington Street bus station
Style:Transperth
Address:Wellington Street, Perth
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.9505°N 115.857°W
Bus Routes:34
Bus Stands:17
Opened:2 March 1973
Closed:27 January 2014
Owned:Public Transport Authority
Operator:Transperth
Connections:Train transfer at Perth station
Zone:1 /
Former:Perth Central

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

Wellington Street bus station was opened on 2 March 1973 as Perth Central bus station by Premier John Tonkin.[1] [2] It was renamed Wellington Street bus station in 1989 to distinguish it from Esplanade Busport.[3]

After just over 40 years of service, the majority of bus services were moved to the temporary Roe Street bus station on 12 January 2014.[4] [5] 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, before finally closing on 27 January 2014 and being demolished soon after.[6] [7] The station was replaced by the new underground Perth Busport on the same site. 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.[8] [9] This closed on 1 February 2015.[10] [11] [12]

It had 17 stands and was served by 34 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit, Swan Transit and Transdev WA.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Premier Sees Facilities Need MTT Quarterly April 1973 page 3
  2. City bus station on site of former rail freight yard Truck & Bus Transportation July 1973 pages 28/29
  3. Closure of Wellington Street bus station Transit Australia April 2014 page 122
  4. Web site: End of line for city bus station. The West Australian. 4 January 2014. Kent Acott. 5 January 2014. 7 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140107080505/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/20600428/end-of-line-for-city-bus-station/. live.
  5. http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/end-is-nigh-for-wellington-street-bus-station-20140111-30nh3.html End is nigh for Wellington Street Bus Station
  6. https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/02/Wellington-St-Bus-Station-demolition-under-way.aspx Wellington St Bus Station demolition under way
  7. https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/04/Final-stage-of-bus-station-demolition.aspx Final stage of bus station demolition
  8. Web site: Wellington Street Temporary Bus Station. Public Transport Authority. 29 June 2014. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083105/http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/perthcitylink/BusProject/Currentworks/WellingtonStreetTemporaryBusStation/tabid/758/language/en-US/Default.aspx. live.
  9. https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1401/bus-stop-to-be-demolished Bus stop to be demolished
  10. Web site: Multiple Changes to Transperth Bus Services. 25 January 2015. Public Transport Authority. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224425/http://pta.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?id=1327&tabid=121. live.
  11. Perth Wellington Street Bus Station Australian Bus issue 68 March 2015 page 10
  12. Wellington Street Bus Station closure Australian Bus Panorama issue 30/5 March 2015 page 28
  13. Farewell to the Wellington Street Bus Station Rattler issue 447 January 2014 pages 8/9