The G:link was opened in 2014 between Broadbeach and Southport, with an extension to Helensvale completed in 2017 in preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
(meta data) TITLE: Gold Coast light rail Stage 2 opens early (meta data) AUTHOR: Mark Carter 30 captures 18 Dec 2017 - 15 Apr 2022 About this capture COLLECTED BY Organization: Internet Archive The Internet Archive discovers and captures web pages through many different web crawls. At any given time several distinct crawls are running, some for months, and some every day or longer. View the web archive through the Wayback Machine. Collection: Live Web Proxy Crawls Content crawled via the Wayback Machine Live Proxy mostly by the Save Page Now feature on web.archive.org. Liveweb proxy is a component of Internet Archive's wayback machine project. The liveweb proxy captures the content of a web page in real time, archives it into a ARC or WARC file and returns the ARC/WARC record back to the wayback machine to process. The recorded ARC/WARC file becomes part of the wayback machine in due course of time. The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20171218190732/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/australia-nz/gold-coast-light-rail-stage-2-opens-early.html December 18, 2017 # Gold Coast light rail Stage 2 opens early Written by Mark Carter STAGE 2 of the Gold Coast light rail line in the Australian state of Queensland was opened for commuters on December 18, several weeks ahead of schedule. The 7.5km extension links the existing light rail terminus at Gold Coast University with the TransLink station at Helensvale, where it connects with direct suburban rail services to Brisbane. "With a new tram network linking to heavy rail, public transport on the Gold Coast is in best-ever shape for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in April 2018," says minister for transport Mr Mark Bailey. "With the expanded Helensvale Station, the transition is seamless, so travelling from the heart of the Gold Coast to the Brisbane CBD or vice-versa is a stress-free experience." In January 2018, an extra 158 weekly bus services will be added to the Gold Coast network and several bus routes will be revised to integrate with the light rail network. Stage 1 of the light rail line, extending 13km from Southport to Broadbeach, began operating in July 2014. Stage 2 has been jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and the City of Gold Coast, and delivered via a public-private partnership with the existing GoldLinQ consortium. Tagged under Light Rail Gold Coast back to top ## IRJ Services Data products Job Board Renew/Update subscription ## Get the latest rail news Global news and analysis from IRJ, Railway Age and RT&S by email ## IRJ Information Webinars & White Papers Industry Links ## Most Read Australia/NZ ### Queensland's NGR fleet enters passenger service ### First CAF tram for Canberra delivered ### Gold Coast light rail Stage 2 opens early ### Final Melbourne metro tunnel contracts signed ## Member Login Remember Me Forgot your password? Forgot your username?
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Infrastructure.:Transport.:Light rail.
The Gold Coast's light rail service is called G:link, a 20 km (12 mi) line between Helensvale and Broadbeach that also connects the key activity centres of Southport and Surfers Paradise.