History
The Beenleigh railway line opened in 1885 before being extended as South Coast Line to Southport in 1889. A branch line to Tweed Heads, New South Wales was opened in 1903. Due to the increasing popularity of the motor car, and political interests in road transport, the Tweed Heads branch closed in 1961 and the line from Beenleigh to Southport closed in 1964.
The new Gold Coast railway opened on a different alignment from Beenleigh to Helensvale in 1996, Nerang in 1997, and Robina in 1998. In 2009, the line was extended to Varsity Lakes.
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