Helensvale is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Varsity Lakes line. It opened on 16 December 1997 and serves the Gold Coast suburb of Helensvale. It is a ground level station, featuring two island platforms with four faces.
Since December 2017, Helensvale has served as the northern terminus of the G:link light rail system.
History The original Helensvale railway station opened with the South Coast railway line in January 1889. For most of its history, it was located between Oxenford station and Ernest Junction station (although Coombabah station was located before Ernest Junction until May 1891). Helensvale closed in June 1964 along with the rest of the South Coast line.
On 25 February 1996, the Gold Coast railway line opened with three newly-constructed stations, including Helensvale. It served as the line's terminus until 16 December 1997, when Nerang station opened."Gold Coast Line Opens" Railway Digest April 1996 page 17"Nerang extension opens but bus to Surfers still faster" Railway Digest February 1998 page 22 When opened, Helensvale station was also served by a CountryLink road coach service from Murwillumbah, this was diverted when the line was extended south."Murwillumbah XPT - Helensvale Connection" Railway Digest December 1996 page 15
A track duplication to the north of the station, linking with Coomera, was completed in October 2017. The new track provides additional capacity in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The duplication required the construction of eight new rail bridges, including one with a span of 860 metres across the Coomera River, Hope Island Road and Saltwater Creek.
On 18 December 2017, Helensvale became the northern terminus of the G:link light rail line with two additional platforms opening.Gold Coast light rail Stage 2 opens early International Railway Journal 18 December 2017
On 9 August 2026, light rail services from Helensvale were extended from Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads.
Platforms and services Helensvale platform arrangement Platform Line Destination Notes 1 Varsity Lakes 2 Roma Street (to Brisbane Airport line) 4 Burleigh Heads 5 Burleigh Heads
Bus connections Kinetic Gold Coast operate eleven bus routes from Helensvale station: 704: to Sea World via Southport and Main Beach 710: to Griffith University via Parkwood 714: to Griffith University via Pacific Pines 715: to Southport via Arundel 716: to Studio Village 717: to Pacific Pines 718: to Santa Barbara TX7 (formerly 720): to Coomera station via Dreamworld, Movie World & Wet n Wild 723: to Coomera station via Oxenford 725: to Coomera station via Upper Coomera 727: to Coomera station via Reserve Road The Tamborine Mountain demand responsive transport also runs from here.
References
External links
Helensvale station Queensland's Railways on the Internet