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All aboard! SEQTA welcomes trams into Burleigh.

Gold Coast Light Rail extension to Burleigh Heads

The South-East Queensland Transport Association (SEQTA) welcomes the opening of the Gold Coast Light Rail extension to Burleigh Heads, marking a major milestone for public transport on the Gold Coast.

The 6.7-kilometre extension from Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads adds eight new stations and brings the G:link network further into the southern Gold Coast.


SEQTA Founder Imogen Buckley welcomed the opening, saying the extension represents an important step forward for the Gold Coast's public transport network.

Imogen Buckley, Founder @ SEQTA
Burleigh Heads has been waiting a long time for better public transport, and today that wait is over.
Imogen Buckley, Founder @ SEQTA
This is more than just an extension of a tram line. It gives residents and visitors a genuinely useful alternative to driving and makes it easier to access some of the Gold Coast's busiest communities.

SEQTA looks forward to seeing the new extension become an integral part of the Gold Coast's public transport network and supporting continued investment in reliable and sustainable transport across South East Queensland.

It's time now to get trams into palmy before 2035.

ENDS

LocationGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Date9 August 2026
Time09:10 AEST

About The Author

Imogen "ImmyOnBoard" Buckley

Imogen is SEQTA's founder and a regular voice on South East Queensland transport, covering service changes, major projects and advocacy issues across the network.

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