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{{Short description|Underground central bus station in Perth, Western Australia}}
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|borough = [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]]
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}} '''Perth Busport''' is an underground central bus station in [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]], located underneath [[Wellington Street, Perth|Wellington Street]]
== Description ==
[[File:Perth 220716 gnangarra-32.JPG|thumb|left|The underground waiting area at the busport]]
Perth Busport is located underground, west of [[Perth railway station]], between [[Wellington Street, Perth|Wellington]], [[Roe Street, Perth|Roe Street]] and [[Milligan Street, Perth|Milligan]] streets. There are two bus access points, from Wellington Street and Milligan Street, and three passenger entrances, at [[Yagan Square]], Queen Street, and [[King Street, Perth|King Street]]. The underground lounge is air-conditioned, contains 160 seats, two kiosks, and digital screens displaying updated departure information. Buses loop around the lounge, which is surrounded by double-glazed glass, and has sixteen stands grouped into four areas, each with four stands.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.communitynews.com.au/guardian-express/news/perth-busport-open-day-public-urged-to-see-new-facility-on-july-16/|title=Perth Busport open day: public urged to see new facility on July 16 - Community News Group|last=Johnston|first=Greig|date=7 July 2016|website=Guardian Express|publisher=Community Newspaper Group|access-date=30 September 2016|archive-date=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002194319/http://www.communitynews.com.au/guardian-express/news/perth-busport-open-day-public-urged-to-see-new-facility-on-july-16/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==History==
Perth Busport commenced operations on 17 July 2016, served by 25 Transperth routes operated by [[Path Transit]], [[Swan Transit]] and [[Transdev WA]]. The temporary [[Roe Street bus station]] closed on the same day as the new busport opened.<ref name=Transperth>{{cite web |title=July 2016 Bus Service Changes |url=http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Service-Updates/Service-Update-Details/opening-of-perth-busport-and-changes-across-the-bus-network-23568 |access-date=17 June 2016 |publisher=Transperth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629104105/http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Service-Updates/Service-Update-Details/opening-of-perth-busport-and-changes-across-the-bus-network-23568 |archive-date=29 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Perth Busport occupies the site of the former [[Wellington Street bus station]].
==Bus routes==
34 regular [[List of bus routes in Perth, Western Australia|Transperth bus services]] start and terminate at Perth Busport.<ref name=Transperth/> The busport uses a dynamic stand allocation system, meaning that services are only allocated a specific stand as they approach the busport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://smarttransportwa.wa.gov.au/new-underground-wellington-street-bus-port/|access-date=18 July 2016|title=New Underground Wellington Street Bus Port|website=Smart Transport|publisher=Government of Western Australia|date=2 March 2016|archive-date=21 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721045130/http://smarttransportwa.wa.gov.au/new-underground-wellington-street-bus-port/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rail replacement bus services for the [[
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