Gold Coast light rail stage 3A: Route for future spur lines

A NEW VIDEO has revealed the location of two possible spur lines along the Gold Coast light rail’s Broadbeach to Burleigh link as well as your first look at what Nobby Beach will look like with trams. SEE THE VIDEO

A NEW VIDEO has revealed the location of two possible spur lines along the Gold Coast light rail’s Broadbeach to Burleigh link.

Less than a day after a major budget leak revealed Stage 3A is set to receive $112 million in federal funding this year, the transformation the trams will bring to the area has been unveiled.

The light rail station at Nobby Beach.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) had released a new video displaying a detailed fly-through of the eight-stop extension which will run from Pacific Fair to central Burleigh Heads.

It reveals the route could provide two western spur lines from the north-sound rail system.

• To Robina via Pacific Ave at Miami.

• To Varsity Lakes along West Burleigh Road.

The tram at Burleigh where there is the potential for a spur line west.

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These links, as well as the location of the stations, will be subject to change based on funding and community feedback.

Light rail stage 3B is expected to travel south from Burleigh to the border, stopping at Gold Coast Airport.

News of the proposed Varsity Lakes spur line is welcome news for Burleigh MP Michael Hart who has been a long-time supporter of the western link.

The light rail crossing in front of Miami High where its other western spur line could run.

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The trams are more popular than ever, according to new data released in late July.

The number of people using the trams increased 33 per cent between December 2017 and July.

More than 51,000 extra passenger trips were recorded on the tram system since stage 2 came online in December.

In total, more than 5.2 million trips were taken on the light rail in the six months after trams began running to Helensvale.

The tram crossing the Gold Coast Highway at Pacific Fair.

The light rail at Christine Ave.

The tram at Nobby Beach.

A proposed station at Mermaid Beach near KFC and Sizzlers.