Southport light rail station

Southport
Southport G:link light rail station
General information
Location	Corner of Nerang Street and Scarborough Street, Southport
Coordinates	27°58′04″S 153°24′48″E / 27.9677079°S 153.4132262°E / -27.9677079; 153.4132262
Owned by	Translink
Operated by	Keolis Downer
Line(s)	G:link
Platforms	2
Bus stands	2
Connections	13 bus routes
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	600823 (platform 1) 600822 (platform 2)
Fare zone	go card 5
Website	http://ridetheg.com.au/stations/
History
Opened	20 July 2014
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station G:link Following station Nerang Street towards Helensvale G:link Southport South towards Broadbeach South

Southport light rail station is a major public transport interchange in the Gold Coast suburb of Southport, the Gold Coast's CBD.^[1] The Southport light rail station and the Southport bus station (located adjacent to light rail station) provide a bus and light rail interchange for the Gold Coast central business district. The station opened in July 2014 with the introduction of the G:link light rail system.^[2]

Translink provides an integrated public transport network for the whole of South East Queensland.^[3] 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 Surfers Paradise.