G:link

G:link

A Flexity 2 leaving Broadwater Parklands
Overview
Locale	Gold Coast, Australia
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	16
Daily ridership	21,000
Chief executive	Phil Mumford
Headquarters	Southport
Operation
Began operation	20 July 2014
Operator(s)	Keolis Downer
Number of vehicles	14 Flexity 2 trams
Train length	43.5 m (143 ft)
Headway	7-30 minutes
Technical
System length	13 km (8.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Average speed	23 km/h (14 mph)
Top speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
System map ( Gold Coast line) Helensvale (opens 2018) ( Gold Coast line) Parkwood (opens 2018) Parkwood East (opens 2018) Gold Coast University Hospital Griffith University Smith Street Motorway Depot Queen Street Nerang Street Southport Southport South Broadwater Parklands Nerang River Main Beach Surfers Paradise North Cypress Avenue Cavill Avenue Surfers Paradise Northcliffe Florida Gardens Broadbeach North Broadbeach South This diagram:

G:link, also known as the Gold Coast Light Rail, is a light rail system serving the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The system forms part of the TransLink's South East Queensland public transport network and consists of a single 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) line of sixteen stations. Gold Coast University Hospital is the northern terminus of the system, while Broadbeach South is the southern terminus. The line opened on 20 July 2014.

In preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, a 7.3-kilometre (4.5 mi) northern extension that will terminate at Helensvale railway station is scheduled to open in 2018.

The Gold Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in Australia, with an annual population growth of 2 - 3%. The project was first proposed in the Gold Coast City Council Transport Plan 1996 after some years of consideration and review. In 2002 the Queensland and Australian Governments each contributed $650,000 to fund the Gold Coast Light Rail Feasibility Study. In 2004 the draft summary report was released.

In 2009 the Queensland Government committed $464 million to the Gold Coast Rapid Transit project, supplementing $365 million committed by the Australian Government and $120 million provided by Gold Coast City Council.

In June 2011 the GoldLinq consortium comprising Bombardier Transportation, Downer EDI, Keolis, McConnell Dowell and Plenary Group was awarded the contract to build and operate the Gold Coast light rail line for 18 years under a Public Private Partnership.