Description
Hope Island station is one of three new stations being delivered on the Gold Coast, Queensland, by the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority.
The project scope includes:
- Station facilities including station buildings, fare gates and passenger information services
- Two 160m-long station platforms
- Car park with associated service infrastructure
- Bus stops within the station precinct for improved public transport connectivity
- Accessible parking spaces, taxi and kiss ‘n’ ride bays
- Undercover lock-up bicycle enclosure and active transport links
- Accessibility features including enhanced boarding points, through lifts, accessible public toilets, hearing aid loops, braille and tactile signs
- Stairs, plaza canopy, seating, wayfinding signage and CCTV
- New signalised intersection at Hope Island Road
Acknowledgements
People:
- Tran Huynh
- Chloe Kean
- Jake Bice
- Cale Kennedy
- Jon Panic
- Larina Winter
- Kirsten Howell
- Simon Millard
- Scott Losee
- Mark Sawatzki,
- Manuela Benavides
- Ben Cook
- Andrew Skele
Suppliers:
- Ausco
- Boral
- Vital chemicals
- Stratex
- Malo
- Losee
- Biodiversity Australia
- Epic Environmental
- Blaklash
Rating Highlights
| Category | Credits | Achievements | Risks |
| Water | Wat-2 | 93% potable water replaced with non-potable water. | N/A |
| Materials | Mat-1 | Low carbon concrete and asphalt mixes used resulting in a 11% material impact reduction. | N/A |
| First nations | Hea-1 | Co-design with Blaklash and Jabree to integrate First Nations outcomes into the project design including paver art, heritage signage, and indigenous plants. | N/A |
| Accessibility | Hea-1 | Co-design with Accessibility Reference Group to improve accessibility outcomes including a separate accessibility carpark with flush kerbs, larger parking spaces, and the station has all on grade entries. | N/A |
Verified Innovations
| Name | Verification Date | Innovation Type |
| Recycled silt socks | 15/5/2026 | Piggyback initiative |
| Vital superclear extra | 15/5/2026 | Piggyback initiative |
| Sustainable site facilities | 27/7/2026 | Implementation of RCLG guidelines |
| Co-design process | 15/5/2026 | Process CRRDA adopted to achieve enhanced accessibility outcomes |
| ISupply | 27/7/2026 | Purchase of sustainable products |