Southport light rail station
Southport | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Corner of Nerang Street and Scarborough Street, Southport | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°58′04″S 153°24′48″E / 27.9677079°S 153.4132262°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Translink | ||||||||||
Operated by | Keolis Downer | ||||||||||
Line(s) | G:link | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | 13 bus routes | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 600823 (platform 1) 600822 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
Fare zone | go card 5 | ||||||||||
Website | http://ridetheg.com.au/stations/ | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 July 2014 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Southport light rail station is a major public transport interchange in the Gold Coast suburb of Southport, the Gold Coast's CBD[1]. The Southport light rail station and the Southport bus station (located adjacent to light rail station) provide an important bus - light rail interchange for the Gold Coast Central Business District. The station opened in July 2014 with the introduction of the light rail system known as the G:link[2].
Translink provides a integrated public transport network for the whole of South East Queensland[3]. Surfside buslines under contract from Translink provides high frequency and suburban bus services from the Southport bus station. Buses provide connections to the surrounding suburbs. The light rail service, known as the G:link runs from Broadbeach South to Helensvale via the key activity precinct Surfers Paradise.
Location
Southport light rail station is located centrally in the Gold Coast CBD precinct. Attractions[4] nearby include Chinatown, Australia Fair shopping centre and the Queensland Tafe, Gold Coast campus.
Below is a map of the Gold Coast CBD precinct. The station can be identified by the grey marker.
Transport Links
Below is a list of public transport connections available from the Southport light rail and bus stations.
System name | Commences | Terminates | Headway
(minutes) |
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G:link | Broadbeach South | Helensvale | 7.5 |
Route number | Commences | Terminates | Headway
(minutes) |
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704 | Helensvale railway station | Sea World - Main Beach | 15 |
711 | Southport bus station | Sanctuary Cove | 60 |
712 | Southport bus station | Coombabah | 60 |
713 | Southport bus station | Paradise Point | 15 |
715 | Southport bus station | Helensvale railway station | 60 |
719 | Southport bus station | Paradise Point | 15 |
731 | Southport bus station | Broadbeach South bus station | 60 |
735 | Southport bus station | Nerang railway station | 30 |
737 | Southport bus station | Ashmore | 120 |
741 | Southport bus station | Broadbeach South bus station | 60 |
742 | Southport bus station | Molendinar | 60 |
747 | Southport bus station | Robina railway station | 30 |
700 | Tweed Heads | Gold Coast University Hospital (Special service only - replace G:link from 12am - 5am Monday - Friday)[6] | 30 |
External Links
References
- ^ "Gold Coast CBD - Southport | Australia's Gold Coast". We Are Gold Coast. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "Southport - G:link". G:link. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "Who we are | translink.com.au". translink.com.au. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "Destination Gold Coast | Southport". www.destinationgoldcoast.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "Maps | translink.com.au". translink.com.au. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "G:link Frequency | Arrival and Departure Times of the Gold Coast Light Rail". G:link. Retrieved 2018-05-28.