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Coomera railway station is located on the Gold Coast line in
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, Australia. It serves the Gold Coast suburb of
Coomera Coomera () is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Coomera had a population of 20,225 people. Geography Located next to the Pacific Motorway, Coomera is close to Pimpama, Helensvale, Wi ...
.


History

Coomera station opened on 25 February 1996 when the Gold Coast line opened from
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to
Helensvale Helensvale is a northern suburb of the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the , Helensvale had a population of 18,949 people. Geography Helensvale is bounded by the Pacific Motorway to the west, by the Coomera River to the no ...
. A track duplication to the south of the station, linking with
Helensvale Helensvale is a northern suburb of the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. In the , Helensvale had a population of 18,949 people. Geography Helensvale is bounded by the Pacific Motorway to the west, by the Coomera River to the no ...
, was completed in October 2017. The new track provides additional capacity in time for the
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. The duplication required the construction of 8 new rail bridges, including one with a span of 860 metres across the
Coomera River The Coomera River is a perennial river in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim Region local government areas and covers an area of . Course and features Rising in Lamington ...
, Hope Island Road and Saltwater Creek.


Services

Coomera is served by Gold Coast line services from
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, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.


Services by platform


Transport links

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operate seven bus routes from Coomera station: *TX7: (formerly 720) to Helensvale station via Dreamworld, Movie World & Wet n Wild *720: to Pimpama City via Pimpama Sports Hub *721: to Ormeau station via
Upper Coomera Upper Coomera is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Upper Coomera had a population of 27,180 people. Geography Upper Coomera is located on the northern side of the Gold Coast ...
*722: to Ormeau station via
Pimpama Pimpama ( ) is a northern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The name is of Aboriginal origin. The suburb contains numerous schools with the first opening in the 1870s. A small farmi ...
*723: to Helensvale station via Oxenford *724: to Pimpama Sports Hub via Pimpama City *725: to Helensvale station via Upper Coomera *726: to Coomera Waters *727: to Helensvale station via Reserve Road *732: to Pimpama City via Gainsborough Drive


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