Paradise Interchange

{{Short description|Bus station in Adelaide, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}

{{Infobox station

| name =

| style = Adelaide

| image = Paradise Interchange, O-Bahn Busway, Adelaide.jpg

| caption = Looking over Paradise Interchange towards the Adelaide city centre

| address = Gameau Road, Paradise, South Australia

| iso_region =

| coordinates = {{coord|-34.86853|138.66191|type:landmark|display=title}}

| owned = Adelaide Metro

| operator = Adelaide Metro

| bus_stands = 8

| bus_operators = Torrens Transit

| bus_routes = C1, C2, G40, H30, H30C, J1, J1A, J2, M44, 178, 178X, 500, 501, 502, 503, 506, 507, 530, 540, 541, 541G, 548, 556, 557, 559, 567, 578

| connections =

| structure =

| parking = 625 bays

| bicycle =

| accessible = Yes

| zone =

| code = {{url|adelaidemetro.com.au/stops/view/12099|12099}} (Zone A)
{{url|adelaidemetro.com.au/stops/view/12113|12113}} (Zone B)
{{url|adelaidemetro.com.au/stops/view/12129|12129}} (Zone C)
{{url|adelaidemetro.com.au/stops/view/12126|12126}} (Zone D)
{{url|adelaidemetro.com.au/stops/view/12106|12106}} (Zone E)
{{url|adelaidemetro.com.au/stops/view/12097|12097}} (Zone F)
{{url|adelaidemetro.com.au/stops/view/18794|18794}} (Zone G)
{{url|adelaidemetro.com.au/stops/view/12096|12096}} (Zone I)

| opened = 9 March 1986

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Adelaide Metro|line=O-Bahn Busway|left=Klemzig Interchange|right=Tea Tree Plaza Interchange}}

| web =

}}

Paradise Interchange is a bus interchange operated by Adelaide Metro in Paradise, South Australia as part of the O-Bahn Busway.

History

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Paradise Interchange was built as the terminating station of Stage 1 of the O-Bahn Busway.Busway Information, Paper One: Background History of the Northeast Corridor Transportation Proposals, South Australian Department of Transport 1983O-Bahn Busway Information (Brochure), South Australian Department of Transport 1987 It was officially opened on 2 March 1986 by Premier John Bannon, with services commencing on 9 March."First stage of O-Bahn is up and running" Adelaide Advertiser 3 March 1986 page 11"Bus-route protests block O-Bahn" Adelaide Advertiser 10 March 1986 page 17Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1986 State Transport Authority pages 17-19 The busway was extended to Tea Tree Plaza Interchange on 20 August 1989."Thousands at opening of $104m busway" Adelaide Advertiser 21 August 1989 page 2Northeast Busway (Brochure) State Transport Authority 1990[http://infrastructure.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/157487/OBAHN_FACT_SHEET_-_BACKGROUND_FINAL.pdf O-Bahn City Access Project Background] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312060236/http://infrastructure.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/157487/OBAHN_FACT_SHEET_-_BACKGROUND_FINAL.pdf |date=12 March 2016 }} Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure February 2015

It is located mid-way along the O-Bahn Busway, between Klemzig Interchange and Tea Tree Plaza Interchange, six kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Adelaide city centre. Paradise Interchange has 625 car parking spaces,[http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/interchanges/paradise.html Paradise Interchange, Adelaide Metro] Accessed 24 May 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407212950/http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/interchanges/paradise.html |date=7 April 2011 }} and is located on the south side of Darley Road, with access roads permitting buses to transfer between local roads and the busway.

Paradise Interchange is served by 34 routes.[https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/content/download/5585/97314/file/15005_Paradise_Interchange_map_Jan2015.pdf Paradise Interchange] Adelaide Metro

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