Woden Interchange

Woden Interchange
Woden Interchange
	View from Platform A in May 2026
General information
Other names	Woden bus station (1927–2019)
Location	Callam Street, Woden Town Centre, Canberra, Australia
Coordinates	35°20′36″S 149°05′14″E / 35.3432°S 149.0872°E
Owned by	Transport Canberra
Bus routes	22
Bus stands	10
Bus operators	ACTION; CDC Canberra;
Other information
Website	Transport Canberra
History
Opened	4 December 1972 (original); 20 April 2026 (redeveloped)
Closed	29 January 2023 (original)
Location
Location

Woden Interchange is a bus station located in the Woden Town Centre in the Canberra suburb of Phillip. It was opened in 1972 and is served by ACTION and CDC Canberra services.

The original interchange closed in 2023 and was replaced by a temporary facility until a redeveloped interchange opened three years later.

History

Original Interchange (1972-2023)

In March 1972, the National Capital Development Commission awarded Leighton Contractors a contract to build Woden bus station.^[1] It opened on 4 December 1972.^[2]^[3] On 6 December 1982, an upgrade was completed that doubled its size and included heated waiting rooms.^[4]^[5] This increased the number of bus platforms from 15 single-bus bays to 17 mostly double-bus bays.^[6]

Canberra was a pioneer of the timed-transfer bus system^[7]^: 14, and was cited as a model in a 1981 study for the US Department of Transportation.^[8]^: 17 A map of a theoretical bus station was presented based on Woden Interchange.^[8]^: 98

In 1994, a further upgrade was completed.^[9]

Having been named Woden bus station since it opened, in April 2019 it was renamed Woden Interchange.^[10]^[11] It is to be replaced by a new interchange with a Canberra Institute of Technology campus to open on the old site in 2025.^[12] It closed on 29 January 2023 with a temporary facility opened to the north pending completion of a permanent replacement as part of the Woden light rail station.^[13]^[14]^[15]

New Interchange (2026-Present)

The new bus interchange opened on 20 April 2026, with the current temporary interchange currently close. ^[16]

Services

Woden Interchange was served by ACTION and CDC Canberra services.^[17]^[18]^[19]

References

^ Contract let for bus station Canberra Times 7 March 1972 page 1
^ Improve bus service at Woden Canberra Times 29 November 1972 page 11
^ Bus interchange opened Truck & Bus Transportation January 1973 page 99
^ Bus interchange will be completed soon Canberra Times 25 November 1982 page 16
^ ACTION in action at interchange Canberra Times 8 December 1982 page 9
^ Bus, A. C. T. (11 January 2023). "Woden Interchange: 50 years – ACT Bus". Retrieved 16 October 2024.
^ Paul Mees (2014). "A centenary review of transport planning in Canberra, Australia". Progress in Planning. 87. doi:10.1016/j.progress.2013.03.002. ISSN 0305-9006.
^ ^a ^b Vuchic, V.; Clarke, R.; Molinero, A. (1981). "Timed transfer system planning, design and operation". Washington, DC.
^ Things look better at Woden now Canberra Times 27 April 1994 page 5
^ Canberra's new bus network begins Australian Bus issue 93 May 2019 page 5
^ World News Buses Worldwide issue 214 July 2019 page 39
^ Woden public transport interchange progresses with focus on future light rail integration Railway Digest May 2021 page 5
^ Woden bus interchange closure Transport Canberra
^ Temporary Woden Bus Interchange now open Transport Canberra
^ Infrastructure Australian Bus Panorama issue 38/4 January 2023 page 34
^ "New Woden bus interchange". Transport Canberra. ACT Government. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
^ Woden Interchange - Departure platforms Transport Canberra
^ Route 831 map Qcity Transit
^ Route 842 timetable Transborder Express

External links

Media related to Woden Interchange at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Contract let for bus station Canberra Times 7 March 1972 page 1

[2] Improve bus service at Woden Canberra Times 29 November 1972 page 11

[3] Bus interchange opened Truck & Bus Transportation January 1973 page 99

[4] Bus interchange will be completed soon Canberra Times 25 November 1982 page 16

[5] ACTION in action at interchange Canberra Times 8 December 1982 page 9

[6] Bus, A. C. T. (11 January 2023). "Woden Interchange: 50 years – ACT Bus". Retrieved 16 October 2024.

[Mees2014-7] Paul Mees (2014). "A centenary review of transport planning in Canberra, Australia". Progress in Planning. 87. doi:10.1016/j.progress.2013.03.002. ISSN 0305-9006.

[TimedTransfer1981-8] Vuchic, V.; Clarke, R.; Molinero, A. (1981). "Timed transfer system planning, design and operation". Washington, DC.

[9] Things look better at Woden now Canberra Times 27 April 1994 page 5

[10] Canberra's new bus network begins Australian Bus issue 93 May 2019 page 5

[11] World News Buses Worldwide issue 214 July 2019 page 39

[12] Woden public transport interchange progresses with focus on future light rail integration Railway Digest May 2021 page 5

[13] Woden bus interchange closure Transport Canberra

[14] Temporary Woden Bus Interchange now open Transport Canberra

[15] Infrastructure Australian Bus Panorama issue 38/4 January 2023 page 34

[16] "New Woden bus interchange". Transport Canberra. ACT Government. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

[17] Woden Interchange - Departure platforms Transport Canberra

[18] Route 831 map Qcity Transit

[19] Route 842 timetable Transborder Express

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