Plans
The line will be extended and upgraded with new stations over the next decade. The railway is being progressively extended south until it reaches the Tugun Bypass, which it will run alongside before passing under the threshold of runway 32 at the Gold Coast Airport and looping around to the terminus near the airport carpark. The extension is planned to be completed in 2018, in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In this last stage, the railway will cross the border into New South Wales. Also, under the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program, reservations are to be made for possible new infill stations between Beenleigh and Ormeau (Yatala is a prime candidate) and at Pimpama, Coomera North, Helensvale North, Parkwood and Merrimac on the existing line. Services will also be upgraded with higher frequencies and capacity, made possible by the track duplication south (and triplication north) of Beenleigh. The cost of extending the line to the airport is expected to be around $2.8 billion.
In 2011, construction commenced on the Gold Coast Rapid Transit System which will be a light rail system connecting Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise and Southport, with planned future extensions connecting with trains at Helensvale railway station and Gold Coast Airport.
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