The wait is finally over for Gold Coast commuters. Today, the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 has officially opened to the public, connecting Broadbeach and Burleigh Heads for the very first time.
This morning, the first tram left Burleigh around 6 am, and the service has been bustling all day, with standing room only on the majority of services and bars and restaurants packed with people out and about.
For locals who have watched the tracks being laid and the stations take shape, and endured four years of construction and traffic delays, the news brings a welcome sense of relief.
This new section of the light rail introduces eight new stops to the network. Commuters can now hop on and off at Mermaid Beach, Mermaid Beach South, Nobby Beach, Miami North, Miami, Christine Ave, Second Ave, and Burleigh Heads.
This comes off the back of testing and commissioning, which kicked off back in April, and a false start earlier this month when an ad campaign went live slating the wrong date for the opening.
