9 opened on 11 June 1996 while refurbished Platforms 4, 5 and 6 reopened in January 1997. In 2001, Roma Street Parkland opened to the north of the station on the site of the former Roma Street goods yards. Visitors not travelling on Queensland Rail services can obtain a free pass to transit through the station concourse from Roma Street to the parklands. Platform 1 became part of the Roma Street busway station on 19 May 2008, with the construction of the Inner Northern Busway. Cross River Rail and Brisbane Metro Projects Roma Street Station will be affected by both the Cross River Rail and Brisbane Metro projects. The Brisbane Transit Centre complex was planned to be demolished in 2020. Businesses in the existing buildings were closed down between late 2018 and early 2019, with reports of controversy surrounding claims for compensation by small business tenants. According to the Cross River Rail Construction plan, new underground platforms will be constructed to service Cross River Rail services. The next stations for the Cross River Rail services will be Albert Street (southbound) and Exhibition (northbound). The proposed Brisbane Metro Line 1 services will terminate at Roma Street Station, with the previous station being King George Square. Brisbane Metro Line 2 services will continue through Roma Street following the existing Northern Busway route, with the next stations being Normanby (northbound) and King George Square (southbound). Due to the anticipated demolition of the Brisbane Transit Centre, a temporary long-distance bus terminal was constructed on the opposite side of Roma Street Station (near Platform 10) and opened in September 2019. The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Else broke through into the new Roma Street station cavern on the 6 August 2021. The second one, TBM Merle, arrived on 23 August 2021. Services Roma Street station is served by all suburban and interurban City network lines. It is also the terminus station for long-distance Traveltrain services and NSW TrainLink's service to Sydney. A motorail loading dock is located on Platform 10. Services by platform Transport links Adjacent to the station lies the Roma Street busway station that is served by Brisbane Transport services and the Brisbane Transit Centre that is served by Crisps Coaches, Bus Queensland, Greyhound Australia, Murrays, NSW TrainLink and Premier Motor Service long-distance coach services. References External links Roma Street station Queensland Rail Roma Street station Queensland's Railways on the Internet Francis Drummond Greville