King George Square busway station

King George Square
General information
LocationKing George Square, Brisbane
Coordinates27°28′07″S 153°01′27″E / 27.468603°S 153.024136°E / -27.468603; 153.024136
Owned byDepartment of Transport & Main Roads
Operated byTransport for Brisbane
LinesNorthern Busway
South East Busway
Platforms2
Bus stands6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesKing George Square Cycle Centre
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code010781 (platform 1A)
010783 (platform 1B)
010785 (platform 1C)
010780 (platform 2A)
010782 (platform 2B)
010784 (platform 2C)
WebsiteTranslink
History
Opened19 May 2008
Services
Preceding station Translink Following station
Terminus South East Busway Cultural Centre
towards Rochedale
Northern Busway Roma Street
towards Kedron Brook
Location

King George Square busway station is located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The station is beneath King George Square and serves the Brisbane central business district. The station has six stops on two platforms; access to these platforms is via an underground concourse which can be accessed from Ann Street or Adelaide Street. Passengers wait behind automatic doors on the stop that is assigned to their bus. The station opened on 19 May 2008.

History

Construction of the King George Square busway station was announced in March 2005.[1] Construction commenced in early 2006 and the station opened on 19 May 2008 when the Northern Busway was extended from Normanby.[2][3] The lower two levels of the King George Square Car Park were demolished to make way for the station. The heritage-listed Wheat Creek Culvert (built in 1861) which ran from under King George Square out into Adelaide Street was also demolished. A short segment of the culvert has been preserved as a display in the bus station.[4]

A bus tunnel had been constructed under Albert Street to link the station with Queen Street bus station. The bus tunnel replaced one of the tunnel exit ramps to the Queen Street bus station on Albert Street (see photo below). As part of construction, the space in Albert Street above the new tunnel has been converted into a pedestrian mall, extending the Queen Street Mall.

In conjunction with the building of the station, there was a national design competition for the redevelopment of King George Square. The winning entry was entitled A Space in Transition by UrbisJHD.[5] Construction of the Square was completed in October 2009.[6] The re-design of the square and its busway entrances attracted criticism from professional urban designers and the public.[7]

When the station originally opened, it included a Transport Information Centre at the Ann Street entrance, this however was closed on 29 September 2012.[8]

The station was renamed "City Hall / King George Square" on 28 January 2025, ahead of an eventual renaming to "City Hall". This renaming better reflects the neighbouring City Hall, and aligns with other major Australian cities' naming conventions.[9]

Between 2021 and 2025, a new tunnel was dug between the busway station and Victoria Bridge for the Brisbane Metro project.[10] The new tunnel opened on 29 September 2025.[11]

Services

The station is served by seven routes, operated by Transport for Brisbane as part of the Translink network. Brisbane Metro routes M1 and M2, some BUZ routes and a CityGilder route pass through the station, providing convenient transfer to and from other services.

Platform 1

● 1A services
Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[010781] 333 to Chermside bus station via Northern Busway[12]BUZ service
340 to Carseldine via Northern Busway[13]BUZ service
● 1B services
Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[010783] 222 to Roma Street busway station[14]BUZ service
444 to Moggill via Roma Street busway station, Coronation Drive, Toowong, Indooroopilly bus station, Moggill Road, Kenmore Village & Pinjarra Hills[15]BUZ service
● 1C services
Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[010785] M1 to Roma Street busway station[16]Brisbane Metro service
M2 to RBWH busway station via Roma Street busway station[17]Brisbane Metro service

Platform 2

● 2A services
Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[010780] M1 to Eight Mile Plains busway station via South East Busway[16]Brisbane Metro service
M2 to UQ Lakes busway station via Boggo Road busway station[17]Brisbane Metro service
● 2B services
Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[010782] 61 to Coorparoo via Woolloongabba busway station, Stones Corner busway station[18]CityGlider service
222 to Carindale bus station via Eastern Busway & Old Cleveland Road[14]BUZ service
● 2C services
Stop Route Destination / description Notes
[010784] 333 to Woolloongabba busway station via South East Busway[12]BUZ service
340 to Woolloongabba busway station via South East Busway[13]BUZ service
444 to City via Pinjarra Hills, Kenmore Village, Moggill Road, Indooroopilly bus station, Toowong, Coronation Drive & Roma Street busway station[15]BUZ service

Facilities

King George Square busway station has 12 stops on two platforms (6 stops each labelled 1A-1C and 2A-2C). Passengers wait behind automatic doors at allocated stops rather than hailing buses. Passengers enter the station from either Ann or Adelaide Streets and then select the desired platform via an underground concourse at each end. The station also features a bike station, cycle2city, located on the Ann Street Concourse. However, bicycles are not allowed on the station's platforms.

Station concourse
  • Adelaide Street entrance to the busway
  • Segment of the Wheat Creek Culvert on display at the King George Square busway station, 2015
  • The former Albert Street / King George Square exit from the Queen Street bus station, which has been converted into a tunnel to connect Queen Street with King George Square busway station
  • Albert Street, showing the now covered area of the bus tunnel leading to the King George Square busway station
  • King George Square and the two Adelaide Street busway station entrances (shown at each side of the photo)

References

  1. ^ Beattie flags new tunnel bus link The Courier-Mail 26 March 2005 page 4
  2. ^ King George Square station TransLink
  3. ^ Inner Northern Busway - Queen Street to Roma Street CIMIC Group
  4. ^ Moore, Tony (11 April 2008). "Piece of history makes way for busway". Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. ^ King George Square Redevelopment Brisbane City Council
  6. ^ Bruce McMahon (22 October 2009). "King George Square revamp sparks mixed reaction". www.couriermail.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  7. ^ "King George Square redevelopment gets thumbs down". Brisbane Times. 10 October 2009. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  8. ^ Transport Information Centre TransLink
  9. ^ "Home/Frequently asked questions". metro.brisbane.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  10. ^ Stone, Lucy (15 September 2021). "Brisbane Metro pilot vehicle design costing more but $1.2b budget unchanged, council". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Underground tunnel could reduce bus traffic in Brisbane CBD 'by up to a third'". ABC News. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Route 333 Timetable" (PDF).
  13. ^ a b "Route 340 Timetable" (PDF).
  14. ^ a b "Route 222 Timetable" (PDF).
  15. ^ a b "Route 444 Timetable" (PDF).
  16. ^ a b "Route M1 Timetable" (PDF).
  17. ^ a b "Route M2 Timetable" (PDF).
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Route61 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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