Adelaide Central bus station is Adelaide's main bus station for intercity coach services. It is located on Franklin Street.
Adelaide Central bus station | |
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 View from Franklin Street in November 2012 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Franklin Street, Adelaide Australia |
| Owned by | Adelaide City Council |
| Operated by | SeaLink Travel Group |
| Bus stands | 15 |
| Connections |  Regional Bus  Adelaide Metro Bus (via Grote St) |
| Other information | |
| Website | City of Adelaide |
| History | |
| Opened | September 1969 |
| Rebuilt | December 2007 |
History
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Terminal 1 of the Adelaide Central bus station was opened in September 1969 on the corner of Franklin and Bowen Streets. It was built by Adelaide City Council in conjunction with Pioneer Tours and a consortium of nine near-country operators.[1]
In October 1971, Terminal 2 opened for use by 16 operators including Greyhound, Premier Roadlines and Stateliner.[2][3]
Over the years[when?], there were various proposals to rebuild the bus station, including relocating it to Adelaide Parklands Terminal.[4][5][6] In 2004, Adelaide City Council released a plan to redevelop the coach station.[7] The new station with 39 apartments and a carpark above opened in December 2007, with the SeaLink Travel Group appointed to manage the station.[8][9]
Part of the former terminal has been occupied by The Joinery, a Conservation Council of South Australia community environment space.[10]
Operators
editAdelaide Central bus station is served by:[11]
- Adelaide Sightseeing
- Buses R Us
- Firefly Express
- Gray Line Australia
- Greyhound Australia
- LinkSA
- NSW TrainLink
- SeaLink Travel Group
- Stateliner
- Tambray Coaches
- V/Line
- Yorke Peninsula Coaches
Adelaide Metro buses also stable at the bus station, however, no services operate directly from the station. Passengers can connect to Adelaide Metro services on Grote Street.
Tesla Supercharger
editIn 2017, a Tesla Supercharger was installed on part of the site.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ New coach terminal for Adelaide Truck & Bus Transportation October 1969 page 144
- ^ New city terminal for South Aust country bus services Truck & Bus Transportation November 1971 page 148
- ^ Your coach is ready for departure from Bay 3 Truck & Bus Transportation February 1974 pages 68-70
- ^ Adelaide bus station expansion planned Truck & Bus Transportation August 1989 page 27
- ^ Adelaide Bus Terminal Plan Truck & Bus Transportation August 1997 page 91
- ^ Another Adelaide bus terminal plan Truck & Bus Transportation February 2000 page 111
- ^ Adelaide Australian Bus issue 2 March 2004 page 8
- ^ SeaLink to run bus depot Adelaide Advertiser 22 September 2007
- ^ Annual report for year ended 30 June 2008 Archived 30 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine City of Adelaide
- ^ Home The Joinery
- ^ "Adelaide Central Bus Station". Experience Adelaide. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Tesla charging stations to link Adelaide with world's largest battery Archived 26 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Renew Economy 28 September 2017
- ^ Adelaide Supercharger Archived 26 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Tesla
External links
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Media related to Adelaide Central Bus Station at Wikimedia Commons