Gold Coast railway line
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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Train arriving at Varsity Lakes, the southern terminus of the Gold Coast line, 2019 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||
| Locale | Gold Coast | ||
| Termini |
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| 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.
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