Robina is a railway station at Robina on the Gold Coast Line of South East Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network and is the site of a medium sized out stabling yard, capable of storing 10 electric multiple units. The station was the terminus of the Gold Coast line between 1998 and 2009, when a 4.1 km extension south to Varsity Lakes opened in December of that year.
[edit] Location
Robina station is located in the suburb of Robina, 85.35 km (53.03 mi) south of Brisbane Central by rail. It is in Zone 15 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. The station provides access to the southern areas of the Gold Coast, such as Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta. The Skilled Park stadium, opened in 2008, is located adjacent to the station.
[edit] Design
In 1988 the Dutch railway-architect (later Chief-Architect of Netherlands Railways) Ir Harry Reijnders was invited by Dr. Robin Loh (founder of Robina City) to visit the starting development of Robina City. In 1993 and 1995 he was commissioned by Dr. Robin Loh as co-architect in the planning and design of Robina Central Station together with architects from Robina and Queensland rail.
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In the northbound (Brisbane-bound) direction, trains make stops at Loganlea and Coopers Plains and run express to the city centre, taking 75 minutes to arrive at Central station at an average of 68.3 km/h (42.4 mph).[2] During weekday peak times, many trains will make all stops to Beenleigh.[2] Trains heading northbound continue onto the Airport Line, connecting the city to Brisbane Airport.[2]
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