Parkwood East light rail station is located off Faldo Court and adjacent to Smith Street Motorway on the eastern portion of Parkwood, a suburb on the Gold Coast. The station is serviced by the Gold Coast G:link[1] light rail system and provides a bus connection.[2] Parkwood East light rail station services the local residential community.
Parkwood East | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Located off Faldo Court and adjacent to Smith Street Motorway  , Parkwood | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°57′46″S 153°21′51″E / 27.9628361°S 153.3641789°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Translink | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Keolis Downer | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | G:link | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | 1 bus route | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 600832 (platform 1) 600833 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 5 | ||||||||||
| Website | http://ridetheg.com.au/stations/ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 December 2017 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Location edit
Below is a map of the local area. The station can be identified by the grey marker.
Transport links edit
Translink provides an integrated public transport network for the whole of South East Queensland.[3] Surfside buslines under contract from Translink provides a single suburban bus service from the GCUH bus station Helensvale railway station via the Parkwood East station. The light rail service, known as the G:link runs from Broadbeach South to Helensvale via the key activity precincts of Southport and Surfers Paradise.
Below is a list of transport links servicing the Park East light rail station.
| System name | Commences | Terminates | Headway
(minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| G:link | Helensvale | Broadbeach South | 7.5 |
| Route number | Commences | Terminates | Headway
(minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 710 | Helensvale railway station | Griffith University | 30 |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Parkwood East - G:link". G:link. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Roads, TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main. "Route 710 | TransLink". TransLink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Who we are | translink.com.au". translink.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2018.