Varsity Lakes railway station
Varsity Lakes | |||||||||||
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 Station front in April 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Scottsdale Drive & Cormandel Lane, Varsity Lakes | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°03′18″S 153°14′09″E / 28.0549°S 153.2358°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | City network | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 89.40 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600247 (platform 1) 600117 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 16 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 December 2009 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Varsity Lakes railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Gold Coast suburb of Varsity Lakes.
History
Varsity Lakes station opened on 13 December 2009 as the terminal station of the Gold Coast line when it was extended from Robina.[1]
Construction work on the four kilometre line extension from Robina commenced in late July 2007.[2]
Services
Varsity Lakes is served by Gold Coast line services to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.[3]
Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Coast | Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic | [4] |
| 2 | Gold Coast | Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic | [5] |
Transport links
Surfside Buslines operate four routes via Varsity Lakes station:
- 753: Burleigh Heads to Broadbeach South Interchange[6]
- 757: Burleigh Heads to Reedy Creek[6]
- 759: Robina station to Reedy Creek[7]
- 760: Robina station to Tweed Heads via Gold Coast Airport[8]
References
- ^ Robina-Varsity Lakes rail extension state's most expensive The Courier-Mail 14 December 2009
- ^ State government makes tracks from Robina to Varsity Lakes Queensland Government 10 July 2007
- ^ Gold Coast line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
- ^ Robina Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ Robina Platform 2 TransLink
- ^ a b Route 753 timetable TransLink 21 July 2014
- ^ Route 759 timetable TransLink 21 July 2014
- ^ Route 760 timetable TransLink 21 July 2014
External links
Media related to Varsity Lakes railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Varsity Lakes station Queensland Rail
