Southport light rail station is a major public transport interchange in the Gold Coast suburb of

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, the Gold Coast's CBD. The Southport light rail station and the Southport bus station (located adjacent to light rail station) provide a bus and

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interchange for the Gold Coast central business district. The station opened in July 2014 with the introduction of the G:link light rail system. Translink provides an integrated public transport network for the whole of

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. Kinetic (Formerly Surfside Buslines) under contract from Translink provides high frequency and suburban bus services from the Southport bus station. Buses provide connections to the surrounding suburbs. The light rail service, known as G:link runs from Broadbeach South to Helensvale via the key activity precinct

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Location

The Southport light rail station is located centrally in the Gold Coast CBD precinct. Attractions nearby include

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, Australia Fair shopping centre and the Gold Coast

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campus. Below is a map of the Gold Coast CBD precinct. The station can be identified by the grey marker.

Transport Links

Below is a list of public transport connections available from the Southport light rail and bus stations.

References

External links

G:link

Translink
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