Helensvale railway station
Helensvale | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view in October 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Town Centre Drive, Helensvale | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°51′09″S 153°19′01″E / 27.8525°S 153.3169°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail G:link | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 68.26 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 islands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 600119 (platform 1) 600245 (platform 2) 600837 (platform 4) 600836 (platform 5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Helensvale railway station is a major public transport interchange in Gold Coast suburb of Helensvale. Helensvale railway station is served by the Queensland Rail Citytrain network Gold Coast line, G:link light rail and Surfside Buslines bus services.
History
Helensvale station opened on 25 February 1996 as the terminus of the Gold Coast line from Beenleigh.[1] The line was later extended to Nerang on 16 December 1997.[2] When opened, Helensvale station was also served by a CountryLink road coach service from Murwillumbah, this was diverted when the line was extended south.[3]
A track duplication to the north of the station, linking with Coomera, was completed in October 2017.[4] The new track provides additional capacity in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The duplication required the construction of eight new rail bridges, including one with a span of 860 metres across the Coomera River, Hope Island Road and Saltwater Creek.[5]
On 18 December 2017, Helensvale became the northern terminus of the G:link light rail line with an additional two platforms opening.[6][7]
Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Coast | Varsity Lakes | [8] |
| 2 | Gold Coast | Brisbane Airport via City | [9] |
| 4 | G:link | Broadbeach South | [10] |
| 5 | G:link | Broadbeach South | [11] |
Bus Transport connections
Surfside Buslines operate ten routes from Helensvale station:
- 704: to Sea World[12]
- 710: to Griffith University via Gold Coast University Hospital[13]
- 714: to Griffith University via Gold Coast University Hospital[14]
- 715: to Griffith University via Arundel[14]
- 716: to Studio Village[14]
- 717: to Pacific Pines[14]
- 718: to Santa Barbara[15]
- TX7 (formerly 720): to Coomera station via Dreamworld, Movie World & Wet n Wild[16]
- 723: to Coomera station via Oxenford[16]
- 725: to Coomera station via Upper Coomera[16]
References
- ^ "Gold Coast Line Opens" Railway Digest April 1996 page 17
- ^ "Nerang extension opens but bus to Surfers still faster" Railway Digest February 1998 page 22
- ^ "Murwillumbah XPT - Helensvale Connection" Railway Digest December 1996 page 15
- ^ Hon. Jackie Trad (3 October 2017). "$163M Gold Coast rail upgrade complete well ahead of Commonwealth Games" (Press release). Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Gold Coast heavy rail duplication on track for Commonwealth Games". Queensland Rail. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "GoldLinQ Stage 2". www.gclrstage2.com. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Gold Coast light rail Stage 2 opens early International Railway Journal 18 December 2017
- ^ Helensvale Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ Helensvale Platform 2 TransLink
- ^ Helensvale Platform 4 TransLink
- ^ Helensvale Platform 5 TransLink
- ^ Route 704 timetable TransLink 8 January 2018
- ^ Route 710 timetable TransLink 8 January 2018
- ^ a b c d Routes 714-717 timetable TransLink 8 January 2018
- ^ Route 718 timetable TransLink 8 January 2018
- ^ a b c Routes TX7, 723, 725 timetable TransLink 8 January 2018
External links
Media related to Helensvale railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Helensvale station Queensland Rail
- Helensvale station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
