Helensvale North railway station

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Helensvale North
Helensvale North railway station concept design.png
Concept design for Helensvale North railway station
LocationHope Island Road, Helensvale
Coordinates 27°52′48″S153°19′52″E / 27.880°S 153.331°E / -27.880; 153.331 Coordinates: 27°52′48″S153°19′52″E / 27.880°S 153.331°E / -27.880; 153.331
Line(s) Gold Coast
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened2024 (planned)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station  Queensland Rail  Following station
toward  Bowen Hills
Gold Coast Line
toward  Varsity Lakes

Helensvale North railway station is a planned railway station on the Gold Coast Line in Queensland, Australia. It will serve the Gold Coast suburbs of Helensvale, Hope Island and Oxenford, and will be located between Coomera and Helensvale stations.

Gold Coast railway line

The Gold Coast railway line is an interurban railway line operated by Queensland Rail in Queensland, Australia, connecting Brisbane with the Gold Coast.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

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Gold Coast, Queensland City in Queensland, Australia

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History

In November 2017, the Queensland Government committed to building three new in-fill stations on the Gold Coast Line as part of the AU$5.4 billion Cross River Rail project—Pimpama, Helensvale North and Merrimac. [1] It is currently anticipated that approximately 2,800 passengers will use Helensvale North station per day when it becomes operational. [2] The station is expected to cost up to $40 million to construct, [1] and is planned to be open by 2024, in time for the commencement of services on the new Cross River Rail line. [3]

Government of Queensland state government of Queensland, Australia

The Government of Queensland, also referred to as the Queensland Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, Queensland ceded legislative and judicial supremacy to the Commonwealth, but retained powers in all matters not in conflict with the Commonwealth. Key state government offices are located at 1 William Street in the Brisbane central business district.

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Cross River Rail is an underground railway through central Brisbane, which is currently under construction. The business case for the project was released in August 2017, with work officially beginning in September. The project replaces the planned 2013 BaT Tunnel, which in turn had replaced the original 2010 Cross River Rail proposal.

The planned location for Helensvale North station is off Hope Island Road, near Mangrove Jack Park and just south of the Coomera River. The station will be integrated with other modes of public transport, and is planned to feature connections with pedestrian and bicycle paths. The station concept design currently includes space for 174 car park bays. [3]

Coomera River river in Queensland, Australia

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References

  1. 1 2 McCosker, Ruth (17 November 2017). "Labor all aboard for three new rail stations but Cross River Rail comes first". Brisbane Times. Nine Entertainment Co. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ↑ StClair, Monique (9 October 2019). "Two new rail station locations for the Gold Coast". myGC.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Helensvale North: New Gold Coast station" (PDF). Cross River Rail. 9 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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