UQ Lakes is a busway station operated by Translink on the Eastern Busway. It opened in 2006 and serves as the western terminus of the busway, located at the University of Queensland (UQ) in the Brisbane suburb of St Lucia. It is a ground level station, featuring two side platforms."Bridge is bus-ready" Westside News 29 November 2006 page 3
By 2012, about 1.5 million passengers were using the bus stop each year, making it one of the top-5 busiest stops in Brisbane.
In May 2015, the UQ St Lucia ferry wharf was relocated to a location near the UQ Lakes busway station.
It is served by seven routes all operated by Transport for Brisbane.
History Originally opening with one platform, a second platform using the existing pathway was added 2008 in order to serve a route extension from West End.
A further expansion costing $3 million began construction in 2011 to cope with increased bus services.Station revamp on cards Westside News 23 November 2011 page 14UQ gets station upgrade Australasian Bus & Coach 24 November 2011 Opening in June 2012, the upgrade involved a turning lane upgrade, an increase from four to six stops, larger waiting areas, additional shelters and improved lighting.
The station received another upgrade from 2022 to 2025, to cope with the introduction of the Brisbane Metro. Apart from renovating the original shelters, a new stop F is added on platform 1, and three 600kW pantograph quick chargers are installed on stop A, B and bus refuge area for metro vehicles to be fully charged in 6 minutes.
Through-service between UQ Lakes and UQ Chancellors Place Back in 2003, the council proposed to build an underground tunnel to connect the bus stops at both ends of the campus, so direct services from Dutton Park to Indooroopilly via Eleanor Schonell Bridge can be provided. UQ Senate later refused this twice due to potential disturbance to the St Lucia community.
Routes + UQ Lakes busway station routes Bus Route Stop Destination FrequencyM2A (Pick up)RBWHDailyB/F (Drop off) 29 C Woolloongabba Weekdays 139 D Sunnybank Hills via Mains Road Weekdays 169 C Eight Mile Plains Daily179DGarden City via Logan RoadDaily 192 E (Inbound) Brisbane City via West End WeekdaysF (outbound)Yeronga 209 E Carindale Daily
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External links
[ UQ Lakes station] Translink