Broadbeach. All but one of the stations are street-level open-air structures with passenger canopies on the platforms. The Gold Coast University Hospital station is underground. Eleven stations have side platforms and eight have an island platform. Eight of the stations have kiosks on the platforms. Seven stations offer transfers to bus services and Helensvale also offers transfers to train services. Two of the stations have free park and ride lots with a total of 1,400 new parking spaces. The most heavily trafficked station is Cavill Avenue, with an average 4,729 daily passengers in February 2016. Infrastructure The system uses standard gauge tracks with overhead catenary. It primarily operates in a centre running configuration. Rolling stock The Gold Coast Rapid Transit fleet consists of 18 Bombardier Flexity 2 trams built in Germany. The trams feature low floors and have dedicated spaces for wheelchairs, prams and surfboards. They have a top speed of and room for 309 passengers with seating for 80. Fourteen trams were ordered to serve the original section of the line. Four additional trams were ordered in November 2015 to service the Helensvale extension. These were delivered in September and October 2017. Operation Services are operated by Keolis Downer, a joint venture between Keolis and Downer Rail. Keolis Downer operates Yarra Trams in Melbourne since November 2009, integrated transport provider in Newcastle NSW which includes the light rail system. Fares are set by TransLink with all stations fitted with go card readers. TransLink charges fares that increase as passengers travel through eight concentric zones radiating outward from the Brisbane central business district; All G:link stations are located within zone 5. Service frequencies (in minutes) from 17 December 2017: † No service between Helensvale station and Gold Coast University Hospital On Monday to Friday mornings (midnight to 5am), light rail services are replaced on most of the route by Surfside Buslines route 700. These buses do not service the section between Helensvale station and Gold Coast University Hospital. Patronage Over 1.74 million passengers used the Gold Coast Light Rail in its first 100 days after opening. More than five million paid trips were made in the first nine months of operation. 6.6 million passengers were carried on the line in its first year, and total public transport usage on the Gold Coast - across buses and trams - increased by 25 percent. In February 2016 the Queensland Government announced the