G:link
light rail system on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
G:link (also known as the Gold Coast Light Rail or the Gold Coast tram) is a light rail system serving the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The system forms part of Translink's South East Queensland public transport network and consists of the single L1 line, a 27-kilometre (17 mi) line of twenty-seven stations. At present, G:link is the sole light rail system in Queensland.
The L1 line runs between Helensvale in the north and Burleigh Heads in the south. It initially opened on 20 July 2014 and was subsequently extended northwest from Gold Coast University Hospital to Helensvale on 17 December 2017, and south from Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads on 9 August 2026.
History
The Gold Coast light rail project was first proposed in the Gold Coast City Council's City Transport Strategy plan in 1996, following several years of review and consideration. On 14 May 2002, the Howard Liberal–National federal government and the Beattie Labor state government announced contributions of A$650,000 each to fund the Gold Coast Light Rail Feasibility Study.
In 2004, the draft summary report was released, proposing a 17-kilometre (11 mi) line that would include sixteen stations from Parkwood to Hooker Boulevard. The line was proposed to be single-track between Parkwood and Griffith University; this did not eventuate in the final proposal.
Stage 1
In 2009, the Queensland Government committed $464 million to the Gold Coast Rapid Transit (GCRT) project, supplementing $365 million committed by the federal government and $120 million provided by Gold Coast City Council.
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