Brisbane Transit Centre
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Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, the state capital of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
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, is a multi-mode public transport hub for long-distance bus and rail services, and houses the second-busiest suburban rail in the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
.
Opened in 1986, the Brisbane Transit Centre is between the Queensland Police Service headquarters and the Roma Street Parkland
Roma Street Parkland
Roma Street Parkland covers 16 hectares in the centre of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Roma Street Parkland is adjacent to Brisbane Transit Centre and the Roma Street Station...
. The complex includes a number of shops, cafes and restaurants, and also a Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn is a brand of hotels, formally a economy motel chain, forming part of the British InterContinental Hotels Group . It is one of the world's largest hotel chains with 238,440 bedrooms and 1,301 hotels globally. There are currently 5 hotels in the pipeline...
hotel. Access to the centre can be from the ground floor on Roma Street or from the Roma Street Parkland.
Long distance coach (bus) travel
The coach terminal is located on the top floor of the Brisbane Transit Centre. Services travel intrastate within Queensland and interstate to Sydney and Melbourne.Train travel
Roma Street Railway StationRoma Street railway station, Brisbane
Roma Street railway station is a major railway station in the Brisbane central business district, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It was Brisbane's first railway station, opening in 1876...
is accessed from the ground floor level of the Brisbane Transit Centre. Long distance Traveltrain
TravelTrain
Traveltrain provides long range passenger rail services in Queensland, run by Queensland Rail. Its flagships are the electric and diesel Tilt Trains, servicing Brisbane – Rockhampton and Brisbane – Cairns respectively...
services within Queensland as well as a daily interstate XPT service by Countrylink
CountryLink
CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and into Queensland and Victoria. It is an operating brand of the Rail Corporation New South Wales, a government-owned entity...
to Sydney.
Roma Street Railway Station is also part of the Citytrain
CityTrain
Citytrain is the brand name of urban, suburban and inter-urban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia. Its network, centering in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, is approximately in route length...
suburban rail network.
Bus travel
Roma Street Busway StationRoma Street Busway Station, Brisbane
The Roma Street Busway Station is an integration of bus and rail services at Roma Street Station beneath the coach deck of the Brisbane Transit Centre. It forms part of the Northern Busway...
is located beneath the coach deck of Brisbane Transit Centre, and uses platforms 1 and 2 of the Roma Street Railway Station
Roma Street railway station, Brisbane
Roma Street railway station is a major railway station in the Brisbane central business district, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It was Brisbane's first railway station, opening in 1876...
. The busway station mainly provides services for the northern and western suburbs.
TransLink buses servicing Brisbane Transit Centre
See Roma Street Busway StationRoma Street Busway Station, Brisbane
The Roma Street Busway Station is an integration of bus and rail services at Roma Street Station beneath the coach deck of the Brisbane Transit Centre. It forms part of the Northern Busway...
for Translink buses servicing the Busway Station.