Wellington Street bus station
{{Short description|Former bus station in Perth, Western Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
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|name = Wellington Street bus station
|style = Transperth
|image = Transperth Wellington Street Bus Station.jpg
|image_caption = Wellington Street bus station circa 2005
|address = Wellington Street, Perth
|country = Australia
|coordinates = {{coord|-31.9505|115.857|region:AU-WA_type:railwaystation|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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|bus_routes = 34
|bus_stands = 17
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|opened = 2 March 1973
|closed = 27 January 2014
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|owned = Public Transport Authority
|operator = Transperth
|connections = Train transfer at Perth station
|zone = 1 / {{FTZ}}
|former = Perth Central
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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.Premier Sees Facilities Need MTT Quarterly April 1973 page 3City bus station on site of former rail freight yard Truck & Bus Transportation July 1973 pages 28/29 It was renamed Wellington Street bus station in 1989 to distinguish it from Esplanade Busport.Closure of Wellington Street bus station Transit Australia April 2014 page 122
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.{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/20600428/end-of-line-for-city-bus-station/|title=End of line for city bus station|publisher=The West Australian|date=4 January 2014|author=Kent Acott|access-date=5 January 2014|archive-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107080505/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/20600428/end-of-line-for-city-bus-station/|url-status=live}}[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060348/http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/end-is-nigh-for-wellington-street-bus-station-20140111-30nh3.html |date=4 March 2016 }} WAtoday 11 January 2014 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.[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222101425/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/02/Wellington-St-Bus-Station-demolition-under-way.aspx |date=22 December 2015 }} Minister for Transport 13 February 2014[https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/04/Final-stage-of-bus-station-demolition.aspx Final stage of bus station demolition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222120036/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2014/04/Final-stage-of-bus-station-demolition.aspx |date=22 December 2015 }} Minister for Transport 16 April 2014 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/perthcitylink/BusProject/Currentworks/WellingtonStreetTemporaryBusStation/tabid/758/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Wellington Street Temporary Bus Station|publisher=Public Transport Authority|access-date=29 June 2014|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083105/http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/perthcitylink/BusProject/Currentworks/WellingtonStreetTemporaryBusStation/tabid/758/language/en-US/Default.aspx|url-status=live}}[https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1401/bus-stop-to-be-demolished Bus stop to be demolished] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613042604/https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1401/bus-stop-to-be-demolished |date=13 June 2021 }} Australasian Bus & Coach 7 January 2014 This closed on 1 February 2015.{{cite web|title=Multiple Changes to Transperth Bus Services|url=http://pta.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?id=1327&tabid=121|access-date=25 January 2015|publisher=Public Transport Authority|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224425/http://pta.wa.gov.au/Default.aspx?id=1327&tabid=121|url-status=live}}Perth Wellington Street Bus Station Australian Bus issue 68 March 2015 page 10Wellington Street Bus Station closure Australian Bus Panorama issue 30/5 March 2015 page 28
It had 17 stands and was served by 34 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit, Swan Transit and Transdev WA.Farewell to the Wellington Street Bus Station Rattler issue 447 January 2014 pages 8/9
References
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Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Western Australia
Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2014
Category:Former bus stations in Perth, Western Australia
Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1973