Parkwood East light rail station
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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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.
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.