Helensvale railway station is a major public transport interchange in the

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suburb of

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. Helensvale railway station is served by the

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Gold Coast line, G:link light rail and

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bus services.

History

Helensvale station opened on 25 February 1996 as the terminus of the Gold Coast line from

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. The line was later extended to

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on 16 December 1997. When opened, Helensvale station was also served by a

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road coach service from

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, this was diverted when the line was extended south. A track duplication to the north of the station, linking with

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, was completed in October 2017. The new track provides additional capacity in time for the

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. The duplication required the construction of eight new rail bridges, including one with a span of 860 metres across the

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, Hope Island Road and Saltwater Creek. Helensvale Railway Station, Queensland, Apr 2012

GLink tram at Helensvale Station, Gold Coast (31505862508)

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

Train Services

Helensvale is served by Gold Coast line services from

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, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.

Services by platform

Bus connections

operate eleven routes from Helensvale station: *704: to Sea World via

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and

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*710: to Griffith University via Parkwood *714: to Griffith University via Pacific Pines *715: to Southport via

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*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

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