Varsity Lakes railway station
Railway station in Queensland, Australia
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Varsity Lakes railway station is the terminus station of the Gold Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Gold Coast suburb of Varsity Lakes.
LocationScottsdale Drive & Cormandel Lane, Varsity Lakes
Coordinates28°05′49″S 153°23′58″E
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Varsity Lakes | |||||||||||
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Station entrance in December 2016. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Scottsdale Drive & Cormandel Lane, Varsity Lakes | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°05′49″S 153°23′58″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | Gold Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 89.40 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600247 (platform 1) 600117 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 6 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 December 2009 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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History
Varsity Lakes station opened on 13 December 2009 as the terminal station of the Gold Coast line when it was extended from Robina.[1]
Construction work on the four kilometre line extension from Robina commenced in late July 2007.[2]
Services
Varsity Lakes is the terminus station for Gold Coast line services to and from Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.[3]
Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Gold Coast | Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic | [4] |
| 2 | Gold Coast | Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic | [5] |
Transport links
Kinetic Gold Coast operate five bus routes via Varsity Lakes station:
- 753: Burleigh Heads to Broadbeach South Interchange[6]
- 757: Burleigh Heads to Reedy Creek[7]
- 759: Robina station to Reedy Creek[8]
- 760: Robina station to Tweed Heads via Gold Coast Airport[9]
- 765: The Pines Elanora to Robina Town Centre via Christine Avenue[10]
