Gold Coast Light Rail Project

Overview:

• The Gold Coast Light Rail project—also known as G:link—is in stage 2 that involves the design and construction of 7.3km of a new light rail which will connect the existing light rail system at Southport to heavy rail at the Helensvale station.
• It is one of the larger public transport projects in Australia and the biggest transport infrastructure project ever undertaken on the Gold Coast.
• The 7.3km route runs from Helensvale heavy rail station adjacent to the Gold Coast Line, then adjacent to the Smith Street Motorway to connect with Stage 1 at the Gold Coast University Hospital light rail station.
• Construction commenced in April 2016 to ensure the light rail extension is delivered and operational prior to the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Adam Majeed - Regional editor