Birkdale railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Birkdale in Redland City.
Birkdale | |||||||||||
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 Station platform in May 2020 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Napier Street, Birkdale | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°29′38″S 153°13′07″E / 27.4940°S 153.2187°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cleveland | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.55 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 118 bays | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 600273 | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1889 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1986 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
editIn 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 26 July 1986 as the line was being rebuilt to Cleveland.[6]
Services
editBirkdale is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cleveland.[7]
Services by platform
edit| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland | Cleveland, Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe | [8] |
Transport links
editTransdev Queensland operate two bus routes from Birkdale station:
- 254: Capalaba to Wellington Point[9]
- 255: to Cleveland via Wellington Point[10]
References
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011.
- ^ "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. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Birkdale Platform 1 Translink
- ^ "Route 254 timetable". Translink.
- ^ "Route 255 timetable". Translink.
External links
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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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