List of G:link stations

There are nineteen stations in the G:link, a light rail system serving the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The system consists of a single 20-kilometre (12 mi) line that opened with sixteen initial stations on 20 July 2014,[1] with another three stations opening on 17 December 2017.[2] It is operated under contract by Keolis Downer and funded jointly by local, state and federal governments.[1]

A line map of the G:link light rail system

Helensvale is the northern terminus of the system, connecting with Helensvale railway station, while Broadbeach South is the southern terminus. One station is located in Helensvale, two are located in Parkwood, seven stations are located in Southport, one is in Main Beach, six are in Surfers Paradise, and two are in Broadbeach. It takes 45 minutes to travel from one end of the line to the other. TransLink charges fares that increase as passengers travel through eight concentric zones radiating outward from the Brisbane central business district;[3] all of the stations are located within zone 5. The system's average daily ridership is 21,000 as of February 2016. The most heavily trafficked station is Cavill Avenue, with an average 4,729 daily passengers in February 2016.[4]

Eighteen of the stations are street-level open-air structures featuring passenger canopies, and one is underground. Eleven stations have side platforms and eight have an island platform. Seven stations offer transfers to TransLink bus services. Park and ride facilities are also available at Helensvale and Parkwood stations: during the construction of Stage 2, 1000 car park spaces were built at the new Parkwood station, while 400 new car park spaces were built at Helensvale, in addition to the 877 existing spaces there.[5]

Following public consultation, a 20.5-kilometre (12.7 mi) southern extension that will terminate at the Gold Coast Airport is in the planning stages.[6]

Stations
  • Gold Coast University Hospital, the original northern terminus and the only underground station in the system.
  • Main Beach is a simple island platform.
  • Broadbeach South, the southern terminus, features cross-platform interchange between trams and buses.
Key
Transfer station to TransLink bus services
Transfer station to TransLink bus services and to the Gold Coast railway line
Station Suburb Zone Opened Grade Platform layout Time[lower-alpha 1][7] Coordinates Refs.
Helensvale Helensvale 5 17 December 2017 Street-level Island 0 27°55′33″S 153°20′21″E [8]
Parkwood Parkwood 5 17 December 2017 Street-level Side 4 27°57′07″S 153°20′50″E [9]
Parkwood East Parkwood 5 17 December 2017 Street-level Island 7 27°57′47″S 153°21′53″E [10]
Gold Coast University Hospital Southport 5 20 July 2014 Underground Side 11 27°57′38″S 153°22′50″E [11]
Griffith University Southport 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 13 27°57′47″S 153°23′05″E [12]
Queen Street Southport 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 16 27°58′13″S 153°23′40″E [13]
Nerang Street Southport 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 19 27°58′15″S 153°24′29″E [14]
Southport Southport 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 21 27°58′04″S 153°24′49″E [15]
Southport South Southport 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 23 27°58′23″S 153°24′56″E [16]
Broadwater Parklands Southport 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 24 27°58′25″S 153°25′07″E [17]
Main Beach Main Beach 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 26 27°58′54″S 153°25′25″E [18]
Surfers Paradise North Surfers Paradise 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 29 27°59′34″S 153°25′45″E [19]
Cypress Avenue Surfers Paradise 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 31 27°59′47″S 153°25′45″E [20]
Cavill Avenue Surfers Paradise 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 34 28°00′05″S 153°25′42″E [21]
Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 36 28°00′23″S 153°25′45″E [22]
Northcliffe Surfers Paradise 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 38 28°00′36″S 153°25′46″E [23]
Florida Gardens Surfers Paradise 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 40 28°01′02″S 153°25′45″E [24]
Broadbeach North Broadbeach 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 42 28°01′42″S 153°25′47″E [25]
Broadbeach South Broadbeach 5 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 45 28°02′08″S 153°25′52″E [26]

See also

Notes
  1. The travel time in minutes from Helensvale, the northern terminus of the system.

References
  1. Moore, Tony (20 July 2014). "All aboard – GC light rail takes off". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. "Gold Coast Light Rail extension opens". RACQ. 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. "Zones". TransLink. Queensland Government. 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. Skene, Kathleen (14 May 2016). "Gold Coast light rail hits 10 million tram passenger mark as tender announcement nears for stage two". The Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. "Helensvale – Zone 12". Queensland Rail. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. Potts, Andrew (12 May 2016). "Gold Coast Council community consultation backs southern coastal light rail airport link". The Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. "G:link". TransLink. Queensland Government. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  8. "Helensvale". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  9. "Parkwood". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  10. "Parkwood East". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  11. "Gold Coast University Hospital". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  12. "Griffith University". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  13. "Queen Street". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  14. "Nerang Street". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  15. "Southport". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  16. "Southport South". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  17. "Broadwater Parklands". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  18. "Main Beach". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  19. "Surfers Paradise North". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  20. "Cypress Avenue". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  21. "Cavill Avenue". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  22. "Surfers Paradise". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  23. "Northcliffe". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  24. "Florida Gardens". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  25. "Broadbeach North". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  26. "Broadbeach South". RideTheG. Keolis Downer. 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.