Varsity Lakes railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox station
|name = Varsity Lakes
|style = TransLink (Queensland)
|type =
|image = VarsityLakes2016.jpg
|address = Scottsdale Drive & Cormandel Lane, Varsity Lakes
|country =
|coordinates = {{coord|28|05|49|S|153|23|58|E|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD}}
|owned = Queensland Rail
|operator = Queensland Rail
|distance = 89.40 kilometres from Central
|tracks = 2
|structure = Ground
|depth =
|levels =
|parking =
|bicycle = Yes
|accessible = Yes
|status = Staffed
|code = 600247 (platform 1)
600117 (platform 2)
|zone = go card 6
|opened = 13 December 2009
|closed =
|rebuilt =
|electrified = Yes
|former =
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{{Adjacent stations
|system1=Queensland Rail
|line2=Gold Coast|left2=Robina
}}
|map_locator =
|image_caption = Station entrance in December 2016.
|line = Gold Coast
|other =
|platform = 2 (1 island)
|web = [http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Pages/AllStations.aspx?StationName=Varsity%20Lakes Queensland Rail]
}}
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.
History
Varsity Lakes station opened on 13 December 2009 as the terminal station of the Gold Coast line when it was extended from Robina.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110811085624/http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/robina-varsity-lakes-rail-extension-states-most-expensive/story-e6freoof-1225809975822 Robina-Varsity Lakes rail extension state's most expensive] The Courier-Mail 14 December 2009
Construction work on the four kilometre line extension from Robina commenced in late July 2007.[http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=52854 State government makes tracks from Robina to Varsity Lakes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174945/http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=52854 |date=27 September 2007 }} Queensland Government 10 July 2007
Services
Varsity Lakes is the terminus station for Gold Coast line services to and from Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.{{Queensland Timetables|Airport}}
Services by platform
| class="wikitable" style="float: none; margin: 0.5em; " |
| Platform
!Line !Destinations !Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |1
|style="background:#FFC425" |Gold Coast |Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic |[{{Translink stop|600247/timetable}} Varsity Lakes Platform 1] TransLink |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |2
|style=background:#FFC425|Gold Coast |Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic |[{{Translink stop|600117/timetable}} Varsity Lakes Platform 2] TransLink |
Transport links
Kinetic Group operate five bus routes via Varsity Lakes station:
- 753: Burleigh Heads to Broadbeach South Interchange{{Queensland Timetables|753}}
- 757: Burleigh Heads to Reedy Creek{{Queensland Timetables|757}}
- 759: Robina station to Reedy Creek{{Queensland Timetables|759}}
- 760: Robina station to Tweed Heads via Gold Coast Airport{{Queensland Timetables|760}}
- 765: The Pines Elanora to Robina Town Centre via Christine Avenue{{Cite web|url=https://jp.translink.com.au/plan-your-journey/timetables/bus/t/765|title=Route 765 timetable|last=|first=|date=|website=TransLink|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409023511/https://jp.translink.com.au/plan-your-journey/timetables/bus/t/765|archive-date=9 April 2020|access-date=}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Pages/AllStations.aspx?StationName=Varsity%20Lakes Varsity Lakes station] Queensland Rail
{{Queensland Rail railway stations|Gold Coast=y|state=collapsed}}
{{Translink (SEQ) bus network}}
Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 2009