Leader: Greg 3351 4092
Meet: Roma Street Station Pl 4, Gold Coast train; 1st Carriage
Time: 9:02 am
Cost: $1 GoCard fares
Emerg Off: Greg 0418 122 995
Have you ever ridden public transport just to see where it goes and what is there?
Here we go using our 50c SEQ transport fares – seeing how far we can go.
Have you ever travelled by rail all the way to Varsity Lakes – the current end of the Gold Coast Railway? Here is your chance to complete this item on your bucket list.
Today you shall travel to Varsity Lakes, then change into a bus to take you to your lunch choice at Broadbeach. After lunch, hop on the G-Link tram to wiz your way to the Helensvale terminus, to catch the train back to Roma Street Station
On this outing you will see lots of countryside, thriving suburbs, appealing shopping centres, and great wonderful things you never knew existed.
GoCard transfer rules
Use your go card to tap on and off for each trip. Our system will automatically combine your trips into a single fare.
Train-to-train or tram-to-tram transfers only need to be tapped off at the end of the journey.
One-hour time limit between transfers
Maximum of 3 transfers per journey
Total journey length must be shorter than 6 hours
Final trip must start within 3.5 hours of first trip
Times:
9:02am – Leave Roma Street Station Pl 4 for Varsity Lakes – Gold Coast
10:27am – Arrive Varsity Lakes
11:00am – Leave Varsity Lakes by bus 753 “Broadbeach” for Broadbeach South
11:27am – Arrive Broadbeach – Go across the road for lunch
1:04pm – Leave Broadbeach South by tram for Helensville
1:49pm – Arrive Helensville train station
2:19pm – Catch the Express train to Roma Street Station and home
3:27pm – Arrive Roma Street Station
Optinal extra: Get off at South Brisbane Station, walk over the new Neville Bonner Bridge to the North Quay CityCat pontoon and catch it to the Riverside Terminal, then walk to Central Station to go home – this way we have caught the train, bus, tram & ferry all on the one day for the gross price of $1. (And done a bridge as well.)