Helensvale is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Gold Coast line. It opened on 16 December 1997 and serves the Gold Coast suburb of Helensvale. It is a ground level station, featuring two island platforms with four faces.
Since December 2017, Helensvale has served as the northern terminus of the G:link light rail system.
History
Helensvale station opened on 25 February 1996 as the terminus of the Gold Coast line from Beenleigh. The line was later extended to Nerang on 16 December 1997. When opened, Helensvale station was also served by a CountryLink road coach service from Murwillumbah, this was diverted when the line was extended south.
A track duplication to the north of the station, linking with Coomera, was completed in October 2017. 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.
thumb|Photo of station entrance
thumb|The light rail platforms
On 18 December 2017, Helensvale became the northern terminus of the G:link light rail line with two additional platforms opening.
Platforms and services
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! Destination
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| Varsity Lakes
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| Roma Street (to Airport line)
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| Broadbeach South
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| Broadbeach South
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Bus connections
Kinetic Gold Coast operate eleven bus routes from Helensvale station:
- 704: to Sea World via Southport and Main Beach
- 710: to Griffith University via Parkwood
- 714: to Griffith University via Pacific Pines
- 715: to Southport via Arundel
- 716: to Studio Village
- 717: to Pacific Pines
- 718: to Santa Barbara
- TX7 (formerly 720): to Coomera station via Dreamworld, Movie World & Wet n Wild
- 723: to Coomera station via Oxenford
- 725: to Coomera station via Upper Coomera
- 727: to Coomera station via Reserve Road
Tram Services
Helensvale is the northern terminus of the G:Link light rail. With one tram every 7.5 minutes during weekdays from 7am to 7pm, every 10 minutes during weekends from 7am to 7pm and every 15 minutes from 5am to 7am and 7pm to midnight to Broadbeach South.
References
External links
- Helensvale station Queensland's Railways on the Internet