Gold Coast (and Tweed) Transport

Queensland Gold Coast
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To avoid cluttering on other topics.

Discuss happenings and developments of the Gold Coast transport network, be it Queensland Rail services, G:link trams, Kinetic Surfside buses, on demand operations and also Transport for NSW duties over the border.

The Tweed Shire is not part of Queensland… For now.

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I think Gold Coast could do with a HF service along SR3 from Southport to Burleigh Heads.

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Agree. With a few bus jumps at intersections as well.

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My wishlist for GCLR 3 is basically as follows. This wouldn’t be revenue neutral though (ie applying service km currently taken up by the 700, 765 and 777 between Broadbeach South and Burleigh Heads).

  1. Following existing routes to HF standard 7 days per week - 722, 735, 745, 747.

  2. Additional weekend trips for 713 and 719 to get those to HF standard.

  3. 765 goes back to its original Robina end route (Robina Station, Robina TC, Christine Ave) and terminates at Miami.

  4. 756 split into 2 more direct routes south of Pizzey Park.

  5. GC Hwy corridor routes become:

HF 770 - Stockland Burleigh to Tweed (same as Burleigh - Tweed stretch of current 700).
HF 775 - Stockland Burleigh to The Pines (same as Burleigh - The Pines stretch of current 765)
HF 777 - Varsity Lakes station to Gold Coast Airport (same route as current 777 south of Burleigh, then to Varsity along West Burleigh Rd).

All 3 routes would stop at all stops between Burleigh and Thrower Drive and be timetabled for an even 5 minute headway.

  1. 704 and 750 upgraded to run every 10 minutes during 7am-7pm and to have 24/7 ops overnight (704 only from Southport to Helensvale).

  2. Route N700 runs half hourly 12am - 5am when trams aren’t running - this is the current overnight 700 but extended from GCUH to Helensvale.

  3. All HF services then run every 15min or better 7am-7pm and operate at least half-hourly (outside those windows) from about 5-6am to 10-11pm, all 7 days a week - with a few earlier or later trips where the route connects to a train so it meets all or nearly all out of peak train.

  4. Weekend services for 739, 746 and 749.

  5. Focus on ensuring all other bus routes run at least hourly from 6-7am to 7-8pm 7 days a week except for the 737 and TX7.

  6. Buy hybrid or straight electric articulated buses (at least 50) for the busiest routes.

  7. Use the TMR land behing the West Burleigh wrecking yard to build a new bus depot, and relocate/expand the Currumbin depot.

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