Alinga Street light rail station

Canberra Metro station

Alinga Street

General information
Location| Alinga Street and Northbourne Avenue, Civic
Coordinates| 35°16′40″S 149°07′46″E﻿ / ﻿35.27777778°S 149.12930556°E﻿ / -35.27777778; 149.12930556
Owned by| Transport Canberra
Operated by| Transport Canberra
Line(s)|  R1
Platforms| 2 (side)
Tracks| 2
Connections| ACTION and CDC Canberra bus services from City Interchange
Construction
Structure type| Ground
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| 20 April 2019
Electrified| Yes
Services
| Preceding station  |  Canberra Metro | Following station

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Elouera Street

towards Gungahlin Place

|  | R1 |  | Terminus

Alinga Street light rail station is the terminus of the Canberra Metro R1 light rail line. It opened on 20 April 2019. As the main connection point for bus services to Canberra's southern districts as well as to Queanbeyan and Yass, Alinga Street is by far the busiest station on the route, with 37% of all light rail passengers beginning or ending a journey here in the first 10 months of operation.[1]

Alinga street is laid out with two side platforms.[2] This configuration will allow through-running once construction of future lines to Commonwealth Park and Woden Town Centre is complete. Currently only the western platform is used outside of peak times, although a crossover to switch light rail vehicles between tracks allows both to be used simultaneously when demand requires.[3] The station is located immediately adjacent to both City Interchange, providing a convenient transfer to ACTION bus services throughout Canberra as well as some regional services, and the Jolimont Centre for connection to interstate coach services.

Canberra Metro LRV014 at Alinga Street Station

## Light rail services

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As the terminus of the line, most light rail services either originate from or terminate at Alinga Street. Most outbound services continue to Gungahlin Place, however on the shoulder of peak hour, some terminate at EPIC and Racecourse when returning to the depot in Mitchell.[4]

Line  | Destinations  | Notes

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R1 | Gungahlin Place |
R1 | EPIC and Racecourse*, Gungahlin Place | *Limited peak hours services only

## References

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1. ^ Mannheim, Markus (25 June 2020). "Mitchell will soon have a light rail station. But were Canberra's 13 other stops built in the right places?". ABC News Online. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
2. ^ "Alinga Street". Canberra Metro Operations. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
3. ^ "R1 Canberra Light Rail Timetable". Australian Rail Maps. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
4. ^ "R1 Canberra Light Rail Timetable". Australian Rail Maps. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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Public transport in Canberra

* Transport Canberra

Light Rail|

| Lines|

* R1
* Gungahlin to City
* City to Woden

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Infrastructure|

* Alinga Street
* Dickson Interchange
* Gungahlin Place

Bus|

| Services|

* R4

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Operators|

* ACTION
* CDC Canberra

Infrastructure|

* Belconnen Interchange
* City Interchange
* Dickson Interchange
* Gungahlin Place
* Tuggeranong Interchange
* Woden Interchange

Interstate coach|

| Operators|

* Greyhound Australia
* Murrays
* NSW TrainLink
* V/Line

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Ticketing|

* MyWay

Other|

* Canberra Airport
* Canberra railway station
* Concrete bus shelters in Canberra
* Jolimont Centre

Italics denotes services yet to commence
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