Varsity Lakes | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Scottsdale Drive & Cormandel Lane, Varsity Lakes | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°05′49″S153°23′58″E / 28.09694°S 153.39944°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
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 6 | ||||||||||
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.
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]
Varsity Lakes is served by Gold Coast line services to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic. [3]
Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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1 | Gold Coast | Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic | [4] |
2 | Gold Coast | Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic | [5] |
Kinetic Group operate five bus routes via Varsity Lakes station:
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