[3] The firm of J. W. Sutton and Company of Kangaroo Point in Brisbane provided materials and aided in bridge construction for the railway line.

[6] Due to the increasing popularity of the motor car, and political interests in road transport, the Tweed Heads branch closed on 1 July 1961, followed by the Beenleigh to Southport line on 30 June 1964, despite fierce local outcry in the case of the line to Southport.

Stops included: From Beenleigh, coast-bound trains crossed the Old Pacific Highway three times between there and Yatala.

In between these was the impressive Albert River crossing, made of three steel lattice girder spans.

Passing Saltwater Creek, the line went through Helensvale, which had a small halt with little else but a nameboard signalling the station.

Picnic and excursion trains ran through from South Brisbane to Tweed Heads on Sundays.

[34][35] The Gold Coast railway line on a new alignment opened from Beenleigh to Helensvale in 1996, Nerang in 1997, Robina in 1998 and Varsity Lakes in 2009.