Parkwood East | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Located off Faldo Court and adjacent to Smith Street Motorway , Parkwood | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°57′46″S153°21′51″E / 27.9628361°S 153.3641789°E Coordinates: 27°57′46″S153°21′51″E / 27.9628361°S 153.3641789°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Translink | ||||||||||
Operated by | Keolis Downer | ||||||||||
Line(s) | G:link | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | 1 bus route | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 600832 (platform 1) 600833 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
Fare zone | go card 5 | ||||||||||
Website | http://ridetheg.com.au/stations/ | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 17 December 2017 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Parkwood East light rail station is located off Faldo Court and adjacent to Smith Street Motorway on the eastern portion of Parkwood, a suburb on the Gold Coast. The station is serviced by the Gold Coast G:link [1] light rail system and provides a bus connection. [2] Parkwood East light rail station services the local residential community.
Below is a map of the local area. The station can be identified by the grey marker.
Translink provides an integrated public transport network for the whole of South East Queensland. [3] Surfside buslines under contract from Translink provides a single suburban bus service from the GCUH bus station Helensvale railway station via the Parkwood East station. The light rail service, known as the G:link runs from Broadbeach South to Helensvale via the key activity precincts of Southport and Surfers Paradise.
Below is a list of transport links servicing the Park East light rail station.
System name | Commences | Terminates | Headway (minutes) |
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G:link | Helensvale | Broadbeach South | 7.5 |
Route number | Commences | Terminates | Headway (minutes) |
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710 | Helensvale railway station | Griffith University | 30 |
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