 The Beenleigh railway line was opened in 1885 with a further 42 kilometer extension being completed to Southport in 1889.The initial stretch from Beenleigh included stations at Yatala, Ormeau, Pimpama, Coomera, Oxenford, Helensvale, Coombabah, Ernest Junction and Southport.An extension from Southport to Queensland/ New South Wales border town of Tweed Heads was completed in 1903.