Adelaide Central bus station

Adelaide Central bus station is Adelaide's main bus station for intercity coach services. It is located on Franklin Street.

Adelaide Central bus station
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

View from Grote Street in November 2012

Tesla Supercharger

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

Adelaide 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

In 2017, a Tesla Supercharger was installed on part of the site.^[12][13]