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G:Link, Gold Coast Light Rail

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G:Link, Gold Coast Light Rail

Client:
GoldLinQ

Location:
Gold Coast, QLD

Status:
Built, 2014

Contact Person:
Amanda Kershaw

Architectus provided city planning, urban design and architectural design services to the GoldLinQ consortium, who developed this significant infrastructure project for South East Queensland. The G:Link system design is part of a city changing process: a new mode of public transport addressing environmental, social and economic sustainability.

Stage 1 of the project comprises a 13 km light rail corridor with 16 stops including five transport interchanges, an underground station at Gold Coast University Hospital, light rail and pedestrian bridge structures, associated infrastructure works and ancillary buildings.

Architectus’ design for the Gold Coast Light Rail is centred on integration and connectivity. We sought to create a holistic public transport system that encourages modal shift, enhances urban renewal and is integral to the Gold Coast identity, now and into the future.

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Through rigorous fit-for-purpose and whole-of-life cost analysis, the design solution for the stop architecture was a modular one. Each stop comprises systems and elements that can be easily added to, allowing for rapid expansion for increased future demand. Stop components can also be quickly and easily repaired or replaced, lowering long-term maintenance costs. This modular kit-of-parts approach enabled a low-impact delivery by reducing on-site construction; achieving consistent high quality finishes and a whole of journey aesthetic solution.