mudgeeraba rose to some prominence with the coming of the railway from brisbane to tweed heads in 1903. the station of the south coast railway line was located near the present-day motorway entrance. in 1890, the queensland state government indicated that the railway station would be positioned as close to the township, located on coach road, as possible. following the decision was made to position the railway station at some distance to the town, early residents acquired land nearby. once the railway line was in operation the centre of the town was relocated to its present position. the railway was closed in 1961. the modern day pacific motorway largely follows the route of the former railway. the new gold coast railway opened on a different alignment from brisbane to neighbouring robina in 1998. robina station is about further than the old mudgeeraba railway station.