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Robina
Robina Railway Station, Queensland, Apr 2012.JPG
Station statistics
Address Bayberry Lane, Robina
Coordinates 28°04′16″S 153°22′40″E / 28.0711°S 153.3779°E / -28.0711; 153.3779Coordinates: 28°04′16″S 153°22′40″E / 28.0711°S 153.3779°E / -28.0711; 153.3779
Lines
Platforms 2 total (1 island platform)
Other information
Opened May 31, 1998 (1998-05-31)[1]
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Owned by Queensland Rail
Fare zone 15 (TransLink)
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Bowen Hills
Gold Coast Line
Terminus

Robina railway station is a railway station on the Gold Coast Line of South East Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network and is the site of a medium sized out stabling yard, capable of storing 10 electric multiple units. The station was the terminus of the Gold Coast line between 1998 and 2009, when a 4.1 km extension south to Varsity Lakes opened in December of that year.

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Location

Robina station is located in the suburb of Robina, 85.35 km (53.03 mi) south of Brisbane Central by rail. It is in Zone 15 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. The station provides access to the southern areas of the Gold Coast, such as Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta. Notable locations nearby include the Robina Town Centre shopping centre, located 2 km from the station, and Skilled Park, opened in 2008, located 650 m from the station. Buses run from the station to Robina Town Centre and other southern parts of the Gold Coast.

Design

In 1988, the Dutch railway-architect (later Chief-Architect of Netherlands Railways) Ir Harry Reijnders was invited by Dr. Robin Loh (founder of Robina City) to visit the starting development of Robina City. In 1993 and 1995 he was commissioned by Dr. Robin Loh as co-architect in the planning and design of Robina Central Station together with architects from Robina and Queensland rail.

Service

In the northbound (Brisbane-bound) direction, trains make stops at Loganlea and Coopers Plains and run express to the city centre, taking 75 minutes to arrive at Central station at an average of 68.3 km/h (42.4 mph).[2] During weekday peak times, many trains will make all stops to Beenleigh.[2] Trains heading northbound continue onto the Airport Line, connecting the city to Brisbane Airport.[2]

Services by platform

Platform Line Destination Notes
1 Gold Coast Varsity Lakes Continues on to Varsity Lakes (terminus of the Gold Coast Line)
2 Airport City & Brisbane Airport Limited stations Beenleigh to South Bank, then express Bowen Hills to Eagle Junction

See also


References

  1. ^ "Fare shake". The Courier-Mail. June 1, 1998. 
  2. ^ a b c Gold Coast Line timetable TransLink Retrieved 2012-04-13

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