Queen Street bus station

Queen Street
General information
LocationQueen Street, Brisbane
Coordinates27°28′13″S 153°01′30.6″E / 27.47028°S 153.025167°E / -27.47028; 153.025167
Owned byDepartment of Transport & Main Roads
Operated byTransport for Brisbane
Platforms3
Bus routes18
Bus stands13
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code000996 (platform 1A)
000997 (platform 1B)
000998 (platform 1C)
000999 (platform 1D)
001001 (platform 1E)
001002 (platform 1F)
001003 (platform 1G)
001004 (platform 1H)
001010 (platform 2A)
001011 (platform 2B)
001013 (platform 2C)
001009 (platform 3A)
001008 (platform 3B)
WebsiteTranslink
History
Opened26 March 1988
Location
Map

Queen Street bus station is the primary bus terminus in Brisbane central business district in Queensland, Australia. It opened on 26 March 1988. At the time it was the largest underground diesel bus station in the world.

The southern portal connects to Victoria Bridge and Cultural Centre busway station. The former western portal was converted into a tunnel and connects to King George Square busway station.[1][2]

History

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The bus station was originally divided into several platforms named after Australian native animals. In June 2015, the platforms were renamed with letters and numbers.[3]

Former
platforms
Current
platforms
Kangaroo, Platypus 1A–1H
Koala 2A–2C
Crocodile 3A–3B

Services

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The station is served by 18 routes, operated by Transport for Brisbane as part of the Translink network. Many BUZ routes and a CityGilder route pass through the station, providing convenient transfer to and from other services.

Platform 1

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  • Northern and southern services
Platform Route Destination Suburbs
1A[4] 100 (BUZ) Forest Lake (via. Ipswich Rd & Inala) South Brisbane, Woolloongabba, Annerley, Moorooka, Oxley, Durack, Inala, Forest Lake
1B[5] 330 (BUZ) Bracken Ridge RBWH, Chermside, Zillmere, Taigum, Bracken Ridge
1C[6] 150 (BUZ) Browns Plains (via. Garden City & Runcorn) South Brisbane, Griffith University, Upper Mount Gravatt, Eight Mile Plains, Runcorn, Calamvale, Brown Plains
1D[7] 140 (BUZ) Browns Plains / Greenbank (via. Mains Rd & Sunnybank) South Brisbane, Griffith University, Robertson, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Calamvale, Parkinson, Browns Plains, Greenbank
1E[8] 130 (BUZ) Parkinson / Drewvale (via. Sunnybank & Algester) South Brisbane, Griffith University, Robertson, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Calamvale, Algester, Parkinson, Drewvale
1F[9] 61 Ashgrove Petrie Terrace, Paddington, Bardon, Ashgrove
134 Griffith University Buranda, Griffith University
1G[10] 385 (BUZ) The Gap Paddington, Bardon, Ashgrove, The Gap
1H[11] 345 (BUZ) Aspley Normanby, Kelvin Grove, Newmarket, Alderley, Stafford, Stafford Heights, Chermside West, Aspley

Platform 2

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  • Eastern and western services
Platform Route Destination Suburbs
2A[12] 200 (BUZ) Carindale (via. Old Cleveland Rd & Cribb Rd) South Brisbane, Woolloongabba, Greenslopes, Cooparoo, Camp Hill, Carina, Carindale
2B[13] 453 Mount Ommaney (via. Indooroopilly & Jindalee) South Brisbane, Milton, Toowong, Taringa, Indooroopilly, Fig Tree Pocket, Sinnamon Park, Jindalee, Mount Ommaney
454 Riverhills (via. Indooroopilly & Horizon Dr) South Brisbane, Milton, Toowong, Taringa, Indooroopilly, Fig Tree Pocket, Sinnamon Park, Mount Ommaney, Jamboree Heights, Middle Park, Westlake, Riverhills
460 Heathwood (via. Indooroopilly, Richlands Station & Forest Lake Shops) South Brisbane, Milton, Toowong, Taringa, Indooroopilly, Sinnamon Park, Mount Ommaney, Jamboree Heights, Richlands, Forest Lake, Pallara, Heathwood
2C[14] 205 Carindale Buranda, Greenslopes, Coorparoo, Camp Hill, Carina Heights, Carindale

Platform 3

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  • Southern services
Platform Route Destination Suburbs
3A[15] 180 (BUZ) Garden City (via. South Bank, Cavendish Rd & Mansfield) South Brisbane, Buranda, Greenslopes, Holland Park West, Holland Park, Mount Gravatt East, Mansfield, Wishart, Upper Mount Gravatt
183 Wishart Holland Park, Mount Gravatt, Mansfield, Wishart
3B[16] 119 QEII Hospital (via. Orange Grove Rd & Buranda) Buranda, Greenslopes, Tarragindi, Salisbury, Coopers Plains, QEII Hospital
120 (BUZ) Garden City (via. Orange Grove Rd & Griffith University) South Brisbane, Buranda, Greenslopes, Tarragindi, Salisbury, Coopers Plains, QEII Hospital, Griffith University (Nathan), Upper Mount Gravatt

Facilities

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The bus station is underneath Uptown, Brisbane (formerly the Myer Centre) and Queen Street Mall.

References

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  1. ^ King George Square station TransLink
  2. ^ Inner Northern Busway - Queen Street to Roma Street Archived 18 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine CIMIC Group
  3. ^ TransLink Archived 10 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine TransLink Twitter Feed 22 June 2015
  4. ^ "Queen Street station, 1A, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Queen Street station, 1B, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Queen Street bus station | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Queen Street station, 1D, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Queen Street station, 1E, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Queen Street station, 1F, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Queen Street station, 1G, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Queen Street station, 1H, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Queen Street station, 2A, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Queen Street station, 2b, Brisbane City | Translink". jp.translink.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Queen Street station, 2C, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Queen Street station, 3A, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Queen Street station, 3B, Brisbane City | Translink". Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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