Summary
Broadbeach South light rail station is a major public transport hub in the Gold Coast suburb of Broadbeach. The station opened in July 2014 as the southern terminus of the G:link light rail line.[1][2]
Broadbeach South | |||||||||||
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 Broadbeach South G:link and bus interchange in July 2016 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Corner of Hooker Boulevard & Gold Coast Highway, Broadbeach | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°02′07″S 153°25′47″E / 28.0353949°S 153.4296758°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Translink | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Keolis Downer Kinetic Group | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | G:link | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 light rail platforms 2 bus platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 16 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 4 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 600800 (platform 1) 600801 (platform 2) 319475 (bus stand A) 319476 (bus stand B) 319477 (bus stand C) 319478 (bus stand D) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 5 | ||||||||||
| Website | TransLink | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 July 2014 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Kinetic Group operate an extensive bus services from the station to the Gold Coast Airport, Tweed Heads, Robina station and Nerang station as well the surrounding suburbs. The G:link light rail service runs from the station to Helensvale via Southport and Surfers Paradise.[3]
Location edit
Broadbeach South station is located on the corner of Hooker Boulevard and the Gold Coast Highway. The station provides direct access to Pacific Fair Shopping Centre and with the Broadbeach Surf Beach being only a few hundreds metres away.
Below is a map of local area surrounding the station.
Transport links edit
Below is a list of public transport connections available from Broadbeach South.[3]
| System name | From | To | Headway
(minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| G:link | Broadbeach South | Helensvale | 7.5 |
| Route number | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| 700 | Broadbeach South
(Gold Coast University Hospital – Special service only. Replaces G:link from 12am to 5am Monday to Friday) |
Tweed Heads |
| 705 | Broadbeach South | Sea World |
| 731 | Broadbeach South | Southport bus station |
| 736 | Broadbeach South | Nerang |
| 738 | Broadbeach South | Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus |
| 741 | Broadbeach South | Southport bus station |
| 743 | Broadbeach South | Nerang railway station |
| 745 | Broadbeach South | Nerang railway station |
| 750 | Broadbeach South | Robina railway station |
| 751 | Broadbeach South | Robina railway station |
| 752 | Broadbeach South | Robina Town Centre |
| 753 | Broadbeach South | Burleigh Heads |
| 754 | Broadbeach South | Burleigh Heads |
| 755 | Broadbeach South | Robina Town Centre |
| 756 | Broadbeach South | West Burleigh |
| 777 | Broadbeach South | Gold Coast Airport – Express Service (limited stops) |
References edit
- ^ Services, corporateName=Planning, Environment & Transport | City Transport | Web. "Light rail". www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "G:link | Gold Coast Light Rail | Tram Network". G:link. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ a b Broadbeach South station TransLink
External links edit
- Translink
- G:link