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.Contract let for bus station Canberra Times 7 March 1972 page 1 It opened on 4 December 1972.Improve bus service at Woden Canberra Times 29 November 1972 page 11Bus interchange opened Truck & Bus Transportation January 1973 page 99 On 6 December 1982, an upgrade was completed that doubled its size and included heated waiting rooms.Bus interchange will be completed soon Canberra Times 25 November 1982 page 16ACTION in action at interchange Canberra Times 8 December 1982 page 9 This increased the number of bus platforms from 15 single-bus bays to 17 mostly double-bus bays.
Canberra was a pioneer of the timed-transfer bus system, and was cited as a model in a 1981 study for the US Department of Transportation. A map of a theoretical bus station was presented based on Woden Interchange.
In 1994, a further upgrade was completed.Things look better at Woden now Canberra Times 27 April 1994 page 5
Having been named Woden bus station since it opened, in April 2019 it was renamed Woden Interchange.Canberra's new bus network begins Australian Bus issue 93 May 2019 page 5World News Buses Worldwide issue 214 July 2019 page 39 It is to be replaced by a new interchange with a Canberra Institute of Technology campus to open on the old site in 2025.Woden public transport interchange progresses with focus on future light rail integration Railway Digest May 2021 page 5 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.Woden bus interchange closure Transport CanberraTemporary Woden Bus Interchange now open Transport CanberraInfrastructure Australian Bus Panorama issue 38/4 January 2023 page 34
New Interchange (2026-Present) The new bus interchange opened on 20 April 2026, with the closure of the temporary interchange.
Services Woden Interchange was served by ACTION and CDC Canberra services.Woden Interchange - Departure platforms Transport CanberraRoute 831 map Qcity TransitRoute 842 timetable Transborder Express
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