Birkdale railway station, Brisbane
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Birkdale | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view from the station platform, 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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Birkdale railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the suburb of Birkdale in Redland City.
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 26 July 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] |
