Helensvale | |||||||||||
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QueenslandRail train station | |||||||||||
![]() Southbound view in October 2012 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Town Centre Drive, Helensvale | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°55′31″S153°20′20″E / 27.92541°S 153.338968°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Gold Coast | ||||||||||
Distance | 68.26 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 islands) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Tram routes | GLKS, GLKN | ||||||||||
Tram operators | G:link | ||||||||||
Bus routes | 704, 710, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 723, 725, 727, TX7 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 7 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 400 spaces | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||
1996 | Station Opened | ||||||||||
1997 | Line extended to Nerang | ||||||||||
2017 | G:link extended to Helensvale | ||||||||||
2018 | Track duplication completed | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2022-23 | 788,335 (Rail) | ||||||||||
Rank | 5 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Light Rail Services | |||||||||||
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Helensvale railway station is a major public transport interchange in the Gold Coast suburb of Helensvale. Helensvale railway station is served by the Queensland Rail Citytrain network Gold Coast line, G:link light rail and Kinetic Group bus services.
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]
Helensvale is served by Gold Coast line services from Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic. [8]
Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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1 | Gold Coast | Varsity Lakes | [9] |
2 | Gold Coast | Brisbane Airport via City | [10] |
4 | G:link | Broadbeach South | [11] |
5 | G:link | Broadbeach South | [12] |
Kinetic Group operate eleven bus routes from Helensvale station:
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