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Revision as of 01:57, 28 June 2016

A near-empty station platform of an underground tram station, with passengers standing in the background.
Gold Coast University Hospital, the northern terminus of the system and the only underground tram station in Australia.

There are sixteen stations in the G:link, a light rail system serving the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The system consists of a single 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) line that opened with sixteen initial stations on 20 July 2014. It is operated under contract by Keolis Downer and funded jointly by local, state and federal governments.[1] The system's average daily ridership is 21,000 as of February 2016.[2]

Eight stations are in Southport, six are in Surfers Paradise, and two are in Broadbeach. Fifteen of the stations are street-level open-air structures featuring passenger canopies, and one is underground making it the only underground tram station in Australia.[3] Ten stations have side platforms and six have an island platform. It takes 33 minutes to travel from one end of the line to the other. There are no park and ride lots.[4] Eight of the stations have kiosks and six stations offer transfers to TransLink bus services. Gold Coast University Hospital is the northern terminus of the system, while Broadbeach South is the southern terminus. The most heavily trafficked station is Cavill Avenue, with an average 4,729 daily passengers in February 2016.[2]

In preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, a 7.3-kilometre (4.5 mi) northern extension is scheduled to open in 2018. Three new stations are planned with two in Parkwood and one in Helensvale. The northern terminus of the system will become a stop at Helensvale railway station that will offer transfers to TransLink bus services and to the Gold Coast railway line. All of the new stations will be at street-level. One new station will have side platforms and two will have an island platform. The new extension will add 11 minutes to the total travel time. Two of the new stations will have free park and ride lots with a total of 1,400 new parking spaces.[5][6] 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.[7]

Stations

* Transfer station to TransLink bus services
** Transfer station to TransLink bus services and terminus
An empty side platform station with street-level open-air structures featuring passenger canopies situated either side of two train tracks with overhead lines above.
Cavill Avenue, the most heavily trafficked station.
A near-empty side platform station with street-level open-air structures featuring passenger canopies situated either side of two train tracks with overhead lines above.
Broadbeach South, the southern terminus of the system.
Station Suburb Zone(s)[a] Opened Grade Platform layout Time (in minutes)[b] Kiosk[8]
Gold Coast University Hospital** Southport 12 & 13 20 July 2014 Underground Side 0 Yes
Griffith University* Southport 13 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 2 Yes
Queen Street Southport 13 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 5 No
Nerang Street Southport 13 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 8 No
Southport* Southport 13 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 10 Yes
Southport South Southport 13 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 12 No
Broadwater Parklands Southport 13 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 13 No
Main Beach Southport 13 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 15 No
Surfers Paradise North* Surfers Paradise 14 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 18 No
Cypress Avenue* Surfers Paradise 14 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 20 Yes
Cavill Avenue Surfers Paradise 14 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 23 Yes
Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise 14 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 25 Yes
Northcliffe Surfers Paradise 14 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 27 No
Florida Gardens Surfers Paradise 14 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 29 No
Broadbeach North Broadbeach 14 20 July 2014 Street-level Island 31 Yes
Broadbeach South** Broadbeach 14 & 15 20 July 2014 Street-level Side 33 Yes

Future stations

*** Transfer station to TransLink bus services and to the Gold Coast railway line and terminus
Station Suburb Planned opening Grade Platform layout Park and ride spaces
Helensvale*** Helensvale 2018 Street-level Island 1,277[c]
Parkwood Parkwood 2018 Street-level Side 1,000
Parkwood East Parkwood 2018 Street-level Island 0

See also

Notes

a Some stations are assigned to multiple zones. People travelling through these stations may treat the station as in whatever zone makes their fare the most expensive.[9]
b The travel time in minutes from Gold Coast University Hospital, the northern terminus of the system.
c 400 new park and ride spaces will be added to the 877 existing spaces at Helensvale railway station.[10]

References

General references

Inline references

  1. ^ Moore, Tony (20 July 2014). "All aboard – GC light rail takes off". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ^ Laughlin, Shaya (14 November 2013). "First tram heads underground in Australia in 55 years as G:Link testing progresses". The Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ Elder, Jessica (18 January 2014). "Gold Coast Light rail passengers will have no where to park and ride". The Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ^ Moore, Tony (7 August 2015). "Gold Coast light rail stage two and Brisbane link unveiled". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Gold Coast light rail Stage 2 contractor selected". Railway Gazette International. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ^ Potts, Andrew (12 May 2016). "Gold Coast Council community consultation backs southern coastal light rail airport link". The Gold Coast Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. ^ Wuth, Robyn (16 August 2015). "Gold Coast light rail kiosks a 'slap in the face' to nearby traders". The Gold Coast Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Zones". TransLink. Queensland Government. 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Helensvale – Zone 12". Queensland Rail. 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_G%3Alink_stations&type=revision&diff=727299022&oldid=727298898

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