Helensvale railway station

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
QueenslandRail train station
Southbound view in October 2012
General information
Location	Town Centre Drive, Helensvale
Coordinates	27°55′31″S 153°20′20″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
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Coomera towards Bowen Hills Gold Coast Line Nerang towards Varsity Lakes
Light Rail Services
Preceding station G:link Following station Terminus G:link Parkwood towards Broadbeach South

History

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]

Photo of station

The light rail platforms

Station entrance and bus platforms

On 18 December 2017, Helensvale became the northern terminus of the G:link light rail line with an additional two platforms opening.^[6][7]

Train Services

Helensvale is served by Gold Coast line services from Varsity Lakes to Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.^[8]

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Notes
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]

Bus connections

Kinetic Group operate eleven bus routes from Helensvale station:

• 704: to Sea World via Southport and Main Beach^[13]
• 710: to Griffith University via Parkwood^[14]
• 714: to Griffith University via Pacific Pines^[15]
• 715: to Southport via Arundel^[16]
• 716: to Studio Village^[17]
• 717: to Pacific Pines^[18]
• 718: to Santa Barbara^[19]
• TX7 (formerly 720): to Coomera station via Dreamworld, Movie World & Wet n Wild^[20]
• 723: to Coomera station via Oxenford^[21]
• 725: to Coomera station via Upper Coomera^[22]
• 727: to Coomera station via Reserve Road^[23]

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. ^[24]

References

1. "Gold Coast Line Opens" Railway Digest April 1996 page 17
2. "Nerang extension opens but bus to Surfers still faster" Railway Digest February 1998 page 22
3. "Murwillumbah XPT - Helensvale Connection" Railway Digest December 1996 page 15
4. Hon. Jackie Trad (3 October 2017). "$163M Gold Coast rail upgrade complete well ahead of Commonwealth Games" (Press release). Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
5. "Gold Coast heavy rail duplication on track for Commonwealth Games". Queensland Rail. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
6. "GoldLinQ Stage 2". gclrstage2.com. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
7. Gold Coast light rail Stage 2 opens early International Railway Journal 18 December 2017
8. "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
9. Helensvale Platform 1 Translink
10. Helensvale Platform 2 Translink
11. Helensvale Platform 4 Translink
12. Helensvale Platform 5 Translink
13. "Route 704 timetable". Translink.
14. "Route 710 timetable". Translink.
15. "Route 714 timetable". Translink.
16. "Route 715 timetable". Translink.
17. "Route 716 timetable". Translink.
18. "Route 717 timetable". Translink.
19. "Route 718 timetable". Translink.
20. "Route TX7 timetable". Translink.
21. "Route 723 timetable". Translink.
22. "Route 725 timetable". Translink.
23. "Route 727 timetable". Translink.
24. "G:link Frequency | Arrival and Departure Times of the Gold Coast Light Rail".

External links

• Media related to Helensvale railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Helensvale station Queensland's Railways on the Internet