Coomera railway station
{{Short description|Railway station on the Gold Coast railway line}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox station
|name = Coomera
|style = TransLink (Queensland)
|image = Coomera Railway Station, Queensland, July 2012.JPG
|image_caption = Northbound view in July 2012
|address = Foxwell Road, Coomera
|country =
|coordinates = {{coord|-27.8525|153.3169|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}}
|distance = 59.59 kilometres from Central
|line = Gold Coast
|other =
|structure = Ground
|platform = 2 (1 island)
|depth =
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|tracks = 2
|parking =
|bicycle = Yes
|opened = 25 February 1996
|closed =
|rebuilt =
|electrified = Yes
|accessible = Yes
|code = 600243 (platform 1)
600244 (platform 2)
|owned = Queensland Rail
|operator = Queensland Rail
|zone = go card 4
|status = Staffed
|former =
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{{Adjacent stations
|system1=Queensland Rail
|line2=Gold Coast|left2=Ormeau|right2=Helensvale
}}
|map_locator =
|web = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150226105917/http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Pages/AllStations.aspx?StationName=Coomera Queensland Rail]}}
Coomera railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Gold Coast suburb of Coomera.
History
Coomera station opened on 25 February 1996 when the Gold Coast line opened from Beenleigh to Helensvale."Gold Coast Line Opens" Railway Digest April 1996 page 17 A track duplication to the south of the station, linking with Helensvale, was completed in October 2017.{{cite press release |author=Hon. Jackie Trad |date=3 October 2017 |title=$163M Gold Coast rail upgrade complete well ahead of Commonwealth Games |url=http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/Statement/2017/10/3/163m-gold-coast-rail-upgrade-complete-well-ahead-of-commonwealth-games |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=7 December 2017}} The new track provides additional capacity in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The duplication required the construction of 8 new rail bridges, including one with a span of 860 metres across the Coomera River, Hope Island Road and Saltwater Creek.{{Cite web|url=https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/about%20us/Media%20Centre/Media%20Releases/Pages/Gold-Coast-heavy-rail-duplication-on-track-for-Commonwealth-Games.aspx|title=Gold Coast heavy rail duplication on track for Commonwealth Games|date=16 December 2015|publisher=Queensland Rail|access-date=29 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029111626/https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/about%20us/Media%20Centre/Media%20Releases/Pages/Gold-Coast-heavy-rail-duplication-on-track-for-Commonwealth-Games.aspx|archive-date=29 October 2016|url-status=dead}}
Services
Services by platform
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| Platform
!Line !Destinations !Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="background:#FFC425" |Gold Coast |[{{Translink stop|600243/timetable}} Coomera Platform 1] TransLink |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |2
|style=background:#FFC425|Gold Coast |Bowen Hills, Loganlea, Altandi, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic |[{{Translink stop|600244/timetable}} Coomera Platform 2] TransLink |
Transport links
Kinetic Group operate seven bus routes from Coomera station:
- TX7: (formerly 720) to Helensvale station via Dreamworld, Movie World & Wet n Wild{{Queensland Timetables|TX7}}
- 720: to Pimpama City via Pimpama Sports Hub{{Queensland Timetables|720}}
- 721: to Ormeau station via Upper Coomera{{Queensland Timetables|721}}
- 722: to Ormeau station via Pimpama{{Queensland Timetables|722}}
- 723: to Helensvale station via Oxenford{{Queensland Timetables|723}}
- 724: to Pimpama Sports Hub via Pimpama City{{Queensland Timetables|724}}
- 725: to Helensvale station via Upper Coomera{{Queensland Timetables|725}}
- 726: to Coomera Waters{{Queensland Timetables|726}}
- 727: to Helensvale station via Reserve Road{{Queensland Timetables|727}}
- 732: to Pimpama City via Gainsborough Drive{{Queensland Timetables|732}}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150226105917/http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Pages/AllStations.aspx?StationName=Coomera Coomera station] Queensland Rail
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081201042533/http://qroti.com/placeinfo/qld/rail/coomera/ Coomera station] Queensland's Railways on the Internet
{{Queensland Rail railway stations|Gold Coast=y|state=collapsed}}