Varsity Lakes railway station

Varsity Lakes railway station is the terminus station of the Gold Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Gold Coast suburb of Varsity Lakes.

Varsity Lakes
Station entrance in December 2016.
General information
Location	Scottsdale Drive & Cormandel Lane, Varsity Lakes
Coordinates	28°05′49″S 153°23′58″E
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Queensland Rail
Line(s)	Gold Coast
Distance	89.40 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	600247 (platform 1) 600117 (platform 2)
Fare zone	go card 6
Website	Queensland Rail
History
Opened	13 December 2009
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station Robina towards Bowen Hills Gold Coast Line Terminus
Location

History

Varsity Lakes station opened on 13 December 2009 as the terminal station of the Gold Coast line when it was extended from Robina.^[1]

Construction work on the four kilometre line extension from Robina commenced in late July 2007.^[2]

Services

Varsity Lakes is the terminus station for Gold Coast line services to and from Bowen Hills, Doomben and Brisbane Airport Domestic.^[3]

Services by platform

Platform	Line	Destinations	Notes
1	Gold Coast	Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic	[4]
2	Gold Coast	Bowen Hills, Doomben & Brisbane Airport Domestic	[5]

Transport links

Kinetic Gold Coast operate five bus routes via Varsity Lakes station:

• 753: Burleigh Heads to Broadbeach South Interchange^[6]
• 757: Burleigh Heads to Reedy Creek^[7]
• 759: Robina station to Reedy Creek^[8]
• 760: Robina station to Tweed Heads via Gold Coast Airport^[9]
• 765: The Pines Elanora to Robina Town Centre via Christine Avenue^[10]