G:link

G:link
A Bombardier Flexity 2 leaving Broadwater Parklands in September 2014
Overview
Owner	Translink
Locale	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	19 (27 after stage 3 completion)
Annual ridership	10.74 million (2018/19)
Chief executive	Phil Mumford
Headquarters	Southport
Website	www.ridetheg.com.au
Operation
Began operation	20 July 2014
Operator(s)	Keolis Downer
Number of vehicles	18 Bombardier Flexity 2 trams
Train length	43.5 m (143 ft)
Headway	7-30 minutes
Technical
System length	20 km (12 mi) (26 km (16 mi) after stage 3 completion)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC overhead catenary
Average speed	27 km/h (17 mph)
Top speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
System map Gold Coast line Helensvale Gold Coast line Parkwood Parkwood East Olsen Ave turnback Gold Coast University Hospital Griffith University Smith Street Motorway Depot Queen Street Nerang Street High Street Southport Southport South Queen Street Broadwater Parklands Nerang River Broadwater Main Beach Anabranch MacIntosh Island Anabranch Jaraparilla Cove Gold Coast Highway Surfers Paradise North Cypress Avenue Cavill Avenue Surfers Paradise Northcliffe Gold Coast Highway Florida Gardens Broadbeach North Gold Coast Highway Hooker Blvd Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads (under construction) Mermaid Beach  Mermaid Beach South Nobby Beach Miami North Miami Christine Avenue Second Avenue Burleigh Burleigh Heads This diagram: view talk edit

G:link, also known as the Gold Coast Light Rail, the Gold Coast Tram or simply the 'G, is a light rail system serving the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, and is the sole light rail system in Queensland. The system forms part of Translink's South East Queensland public transport network and consists of a single 20 km (12 mi) line of nineteen stations. Helensvale railway station is the northern terminus of the system, while Broadbeach South serves as the southern terminus. The line initially opened on 20 July 2014 and was subsequently extended northwest from Gold Coast University Hospital to Helensvale on 17 December 2017.