Southport light rail station
Railway station in Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Southport light rail station is a major public transport interchange in the Gold Coast suburb of Southport, the Gold Coast's CBD.[1] The Southport light rail station and the Southport bus station (located adjacent to light rail station) provide a bus and light rail interchange for the Gold Coast central business district. The station opened in July 2014 with the introduction of the G:link light rail system.[2]
Southport | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Corner of Nerang Street and Scarborough Street, Southport | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°58′04″S 153°24′48″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Translink | ||||||||||
Operated by | Keolis Downer | ||||||||||
Line(s) | G:link | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | 13 bus routes | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 600823 (platform 1) 600822 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
Fare zone | go card 5 | ||||||||||
Website | http://ridetheg.com.au/stations/ | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 July 2014 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Translink provides an integrated public transport network for the whole of South East Queensland.[3] Kinetic (Formerly Surfside Buslines) under contract from Translink provides high frequency and suburban bus services from the Southport bus station. Buses provide connections to the surrounding suburbs. The light rail service, known as G:link runs from Broadbeach South to Helensvale via the key activity precinct Surfers Paradise.