Re: [Qld} Gold Coast Light Rail - latest news

[jjjim <jjjim@bigpond.com>]

Sounds Like a Plan :p

The Standard Train Stations are to far From the major Goldcoast areas,  this Should fix that up nicely.

Leigh Kirwan wrote:

> Gold Coast city councillors were recently briefed on the $200m Stage 1
> of the light rail project.  It is to run from the proposed Parkwood
> station on the Gold Coast Railway (south of Helensvale where the line
> crosses the main arterial road into Southport)to Pacific Fair at
> Broadbeach via Griffith University, Gold Coast showgrounds, Gold Coast
> Hospital, and the commercial centres of Southport, Surfers Paradise and
> Broadbeach.  Mayor Baildon is lobbying the Prime Minister for the $65m
> from the failed Brisbane light rail which he says is still up for grabs.
>   The Council's transport planning manager, Rod Grose, said that
> Queensland Rail had definite plans for a station at Parkwook which was
> the closest point to the beachfront.  The line was to be dual track and
> have stops every 800m and low platform trains.  The line would later be
> extended to Burleigh Heads, then Coolangatta and inland to Robina.(From
> Weekend Bulletin Feb 3-4)
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