proposal to extend the line to the Coolangatta Airport terminal. This was also included in the Labor government's "Connecting SEQ2031" infrastructure plan. The proposed alignment parallels the Pacific Motorway before passing under the threshold of runway 32 at the Gold Coast Airport and looping around to the terminus, near the airport carpark. Under the South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program, land reservations were proposed for possible new infill stations between Beenleigh and Ormeau (Yatala is a prime candidate) and at Pimpama, Coomera North, Helensvale North, Parkwood and Merrimac on the existing line. Further triplication north of Beenleigh has also been proposed. The cost of extending the line to the airport has been costed at around $2.8 billion. An extension to the G:link light rail system was announced in October 2015. Beginning at Helensvale station, the line was extended to the former terminus at Gold Coast University Hospital, and now continues via the previously built line to Southport, Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach. The extension was opened in December 2017 in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. New stations As part of the Cross River Rail project, three new stations will be built along the existing line at Pimpama, Hope Island and Merrimac. The first one will be built by 2024, while four other ones are planned at Tallebudgera, Elanora, Tugun, and Gold Coast Airport once the line is extended. The Cross River Rail project will allow trains to depart on the line every five minutes during peak periods Line guide, frequency and services Typical service frequency on the Gold Coast railway line are two trains per hour, increasing to six trains per hour in peak periods. Gold Coast services generally run express between Beenleigh railway station and Park Road railway station, with stops at Loganlea Station and Altandi Station. The typical travel time between Varsity Lakes and Brisbane City is approximately 79 minutes (to Central). Most services generally continue as the Airtrain service to Brisbane Airport, stopping at the International and Domestic terminals. Passengers for/from the Beenleigh line change at either Beenleigh, Loganlea or Altandi, Cleveland line at Park Road, Ipswich/Rosewood/Springfield lines at Roma Street, Ferny Grove at Bowen Hills and all other Northbound lines at Eagle Junction. Shortcomings were exposed by unexpectedly high passenger take-up during the construction of the Pacific Motorway, exacerbated by the extension of the service to Brisbane Airport while failing to provide for the additional