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Coomera railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in
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, Australia. It serves the
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suburb of
Coomera Coomera is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coomera had a population of 13,305 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), ...
.


History

Coomera station opened on 25 February 1996 when the Gold Coast line opened from
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Helensvale Helensvale is a suburb of the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the , Helensvale had a population of 16,862 people. Geography Helensvale is bounded by the Pacific Motorway to the west, by the Coomera River to the north, by S ...
. A track duplication to the south of the station, linking with
Helensvale Helensvale is a suburb of the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the , Helensvale had a population of 16,862 people. Geography Helensvale is bounded by the Pacific Motorway to the west, by the Coomera River to the north, by S ...
, was completed in October 2017. The new track provides additional capacity in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The duplication required the construction of 8 new rail bridges, including one with a span of 860 metres across the
Coomera River The Coomera River is a perennial river located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim Region local government areas and covers an area of . Course and features Rising in Lam ...
, Hope Island Road and Saltwater Creek.


Services

Coomera is served by Gold Coast line services from
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, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.


Services by platform


Transport links

Surfside Buslines operate seven routes from Coomera station: *TX7: (formerly 720) to Helensvale station via Dreamworld, Movie World & Wet n Wild *721: to Ormeau station via Upper Coomera *722: to Ormeau station via
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*723: to Helensvale station via Oxenford *725: to Helensvale station via Upper Coomera *726: to Coomera Waters *727: to Helensvale station via Reserve Road


References


External links

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