Gold Coast railway line
Connects Brisbane with the Queensland Gold Coast in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gold Coast railway line is an interurban railway line operated by Queensland Rail in Queensland, Australia, connecting Brisbane with the Gold Coast. The line has 17 stations. In 2021, a journey from Central station to the terminus of this line was scheduled to take 1 hour 23 minutes. There are plans for several new stations along the existing line, as well as an extension south.
Gold Coast line | |||
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Overview | |||
Status | Operational | ||
Owner | Queensland Rail | ||
Locale | Gold Coast | ||
Termini | |||
Stations | 20 | ||
Service | |||
Type | Commuter rail | ||
System | Queensland Rail Citytrain network | ||
Operator(s) | Queensland Rail | ||
Rolling stock | NGR | ||
History | |||
Opened | 26 February 1996 | ||
Technical | |||
Number of tracks | 3 (Roma Street–Kuraby) 2 (Kuraby–Varsity Lakes) | ||
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead lines, installed from 1996–2009 | ||
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The line ran to Tweed Heads in the early 1900s until the 1960s. A new Gold Coast railway opened in 1996 with an extension to Varsity Lakes opened in 2007. In December 2017 the G:link light rail services connected to the line at Helensvale station. Duplication of the line progressed in stages.