Birkdale railway station, Brisbane
Birkdale | |||||||||||
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 Station front in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| Location | Napier Street, Birkdale | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°29′38″S 153°13′07″E / 27.4940°S 153.2187°ECoordinates: 27°29′38″S 153°13′07″E / 27.4940°S 153.2187°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | City network | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cleveland | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.55 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 118 bays | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 600273 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 5 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1889 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1986 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Birkdale railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Birkdale in Redland City.
History
In 1889, the Cleveland line was extended from Manly to the original Cleveland station.[1][2]
Birkdale station opened in 1889 at the same time as the line.[3][4] On 1 November 1960, the station closed when the line was truncated to Lota.[5] The station reopened on July 26, 1986 as the line was being rebuilt to Cleveland.[6]
Services
Birkdale is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cleveland.[7]
Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Cleveland | Cleveland, Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe | [8] |
Transport links
Transdev Queensland operate two routes from Birkdale station:
- 254: Capalaba to Wellington Point[9]
- 255: to Cleveland via Wellington Point[10]
References
- ↑ "Cleveland Central station.". The Brisbane Courier (QLD). 28 November 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Cleveland and Cleveland Shire". Centre for the Government of Queensland.
- ↑ "Birkdale timeline". Redland City Council.
- ↑ "Tuesday June 24, 1890". The Brisbane Courier (QLD). 24 June 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Legislative Assembly - 6 September 1961" (PDF). qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 6 September 1961. p. 230. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ Judith Kerr (25 October 2012). "Train driver on track for station's 25th anniversary". Redland City Bulletin (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ Cleveland line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
- ↑ Birkdale Platform 1 TransLink
- ↑ Route 254 timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
- ↑ Route 255 timetable TransLink 12 January 2015
External links
Media related to Birkdale railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Birkdale station Queensland Rail
- Birkdale station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Birkdale station TransLink travel information
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