Cultural Centre busway station

Cultural Centre busway station is located in Brisbane, Australia. The station serves South Brisbane. It is located directly south of Victoria Bridge and close to South Brisbane railway station.

Cultural Centre
Southbound view in March 2012
General information
Location	Melbourne Street, South Brisbane
Coordinates	27°28′24″S 153°01′09″E
Owned by	Department of Transport & Main Roads
Operated by	Clarks Logan City Bus Service Transport for Brisbane
Line(s)	South East Busway
Platforms	3
Bus routes	40
Connections	South Brisbane railway station
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	010802 (platform 1) 011168 (platform 2) 012111 (platform 3)
Fare zone	go card 1
Website	Translink
History
Opened	23 October 2000
Rebuilt	25 October 2004 (first rebuild) 2 June 2025 (second rebuild)
Services
Preceding station Translink Following station King George Square Terminus South East Busway South Bank towards Rochedale
Location

The station takes its name from its location within the Queensland Cultural Centre precinct. The platforms are accessible from the pedestrian bridge linking the Queensland Performing Arts Centre to the Queensland Museum and Queensland Art Gallery. The station is also close to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, South Bank Piazza and the western end of the South Bank Parklands.

History

Cultural Centre busway station opened on 23 October 2000 when the South East Busway opened to Woolloongabba.^[1] It only had one lane in each direction with no ability for buses to pass.

Between March 2003 and October 2024, the station underwent its first renovation, with the platforms set back to allow for a passing lane in each direction.^[2][3] Some materials from the original station were reused in the construction of Capalaba bus station.^[4][5]

Between 2016 and 2020, Brisbane City Council proposed moving the station underground. The proposal was shelved due to disagreements between the state and council.^[6]

Between January 2022 and June 2025, the station underwent its second renovation, in order to support the introduction of Brisbane's New Bus Network and Brisbane Metro.^[7][8] Platforms 1 and 2 were rebuilt to accommodate more passengers, and buses heading towards West End now stop at a new permanent platform 3.^[9] The network changes resulted in fewer routes stopping at the station, from 70 to 40 (including NightLink services). A 10-metre long cicada sculpture was located at the station from 2004 to 2022 before being moved for the renovation.^[10]

Services

Busway station, 2012

The station services buses to the southern suburbs and South East Busway as well as providing an alternative terminus to the Brisbane central business district for some bus services from northern suburbs. The station is served by 40 routes, operated by Clarks Logan City Bus Service and Transport for Brisbane as part of the Translink network.^[11] Brisbane Metro routes M1 and M2, and many BUZ routes pass through the station, providing convenient transfer to and from other services.

Platform 1

● Inbound services

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[010802]	M1, 222	to Roma Street busway station[12][13]	M1 Brisbane Metro service 222 BUZ service
	M2	to RBWH busway station via Roma Street busway station[14]	Brisbane Metro service
	60	to Teneriffe ferry wharf via Adelaide Street & Fortitude Valley station[15]	CityGlider service
	61	to Ashgrove via Roma Street busway station & Paddington[16]	CityGlider service
	100, 120, 130, 140, 150, 180, 200	to Queen Street bus station[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]	BUZ service
	107, 116, 192	to Creek Street / Adelaide Street[24][25]
	196	New Farm via Adelaide Street & Fortitude Valley station[26]	BUZ service
	197	South Brisbane loop towards Adelaide Street[27]	Trial service
	199, N199	Teneriffe ferry wharf via Adelaide Street & Fortitude Valley station[28][29]	199 BUZ service N199 NightLink service
	210, 212	to Fortitude Valley at Ballow Street via Adelaide Street[30]
	214, 215, 220	to Fortitude Valley at Wickham Street via Adelaide Street[31]
	230, 235, N555	to Fortitude Valley at Wickham Street via Adelaide Street[32][33]
	300	to Toombul bus interchange via Fortitude Valley, Newstead, Kingsford Smith Drive, Hamilton & Hendra station[34]
	333	to Chermside bus station via Northern Busway[35]	BUZ service
	444	to Moggill via Roma Street busway station, Coronation Drive, Toowong, Indooroopilly bus station, Moggill Road, Kenmore Village & Pinjarra Hills[36]	BUZ service
	555	to Queen Street / Adelaide Street[37]

Platform 2

● Outbound services

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[011168]	M1	to Eight Mile Plains busway station via South East Busway[12]	Brisbane Metro service
	M2	to UQ Lakes busway station via Boggo Road busway station[14]	Brisbane Metro service
	61	to Coorparoo via Woolloongabba busway station, Stones Corner busway station[16]	CityGlider service
	100	to Forest Lake via Ipswich Road, Durack & Inala bus station[17]	BUZ service
	107	to Yeronga via Boggo Road busway station & Fairfield Road[24]
	116	to Garden City bus station via Dutton Park, Annerley, Moorooka, Salisbury, and Griffith University Nathan Campus[25]
	120	to Garden City bus station via Tarragindi, Coopers Plains & Griffith University Nathan Campus[18]	BUZ service
	130, N130	to Parkinson via South East Busway, Mains Road & Algester[19]	130 BUZ service N130 NightLink service
	140	to Browns Plains bus station via South East Busway, Mains Road & Beaudesert Road[20]	BUZ service
	150	to Browns Plains bus station via South East Busway, Runcorn & Calamvale[21]	BUZ service
	180	to Garden City bus station via Greenslopes, Cavendish Road, Mansfield & Wishart[22]	BUZ service
	200, N200	to Carindale Heights via Woolloongabba busway station, Old Cleveland Road & Carindale bus station[23][38]	200 BUZ service N200 NightLink service
	210	to Cannon Hill bus station via Coorparoo, Norman Park, Stanley Road & Carina[30]
	212	to Carindale bus station[30]
	214	to Cannon Hill bus station via Coorparoo, Norman Park & Richmond Road[31]
	215	to Carindale bus station via Coorparoo, Norman Park, Richmond Road, Cannon Hill bus station, Tingalpa & Belmont Road[31]
	220	to Wynnum Beach via Coorparoo, Norman Park, Richmond Road, Cannon Hill bus station, Tingalpa, Manly West & Wynnum Road[31]
	222	to Carindale bus station via Eastern Busway & Old Cleveland Road[13]	BUZ service
	230	to Bulimba via East Brisbane, Wynnum Road & Riding Road[32]
	235	to Bulimba via East Brisbane, Wynnum Road & Morningside[32]
	333	to Woolloongabba busway station via South East Busway[35]	BUZ service
	555	to Loganholme bus station via South East Busway, Eight Mile Plains busway station, Springwood bus station & Pacific Motorway[37]
	N100	to Richlands station via Ipswich Road, Durack, Inala bus station & Forest Lake	NightLink service
	N184	to Garden City bus station via Coorparoo, Cavendish Road, Holland Park, Mount Gravatt East & Wemvern Street[39]	NightLink service
	N226	to Wynnum West via East Brisbane, Wynnum Road, Hawthorne, Balmoral, Cannon Hill, Tingalpa, Manly West & Wynnum Beach[40]	NightLink service
	N250	to Capalaba via Old Cleveland Road, Carindale, Finucane Road, Cleveland Redland Bay Road & Redland Bay Road[41]	NightLink service
	N555	to Loganholme bus station via South East Busway, Upper Mount Gravatt busway station, Eight Mile Plains busway station, Springwood bus station & Daisy Hill[33]	NightLink service

Platform 3

● Outbound services

Stop	Route	Destination / description	Notes
[012111]	60	to West End ferry wharf[15]	CityGlider service
	192	to Yeerongpilly via West End, Highgate Hill, Dutton Park, UQ Lakes busway station & Yeronga[24]
	196	to Fairfield via Gladstone Road & Dutton Park[26]	BUZ service
	197	South Brisbane loop towards South Brisbane[27]	Trial service
	199, N199	to West End via Hardgrave Road[28]	199 BUZ service N199 NightLink service
	300, 444	to Queensland Theatre at Merivale Street[34][36]	444 BUZ service
	N339	to Bracken Ridge via Northern Busway, Chermside, Zillmere & Taigum [42]	NightLink service
	N345	to Aspley via Kelvin Grove Road, Alderley, Appleby Road & Chermside West[43]	NightLink service
	N385	to The Gap via Paddington & Ashgrove[44]	NightLink service

Facilities

A pedestrian bridge above the station connects the Queensland Performing Arts Centre with both the Queensland Museum and the Queensland Art Gallery.

Notes