Virginia railway station
Railway station in Queensland, Australia
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Virginia is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Redcliffe Peninsula line. It opened in 1888 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Virginia. It is a ground level station, featuring one island platforms with two faces each and one side platform.
LocationSelmur Lane, Virginia
Coordinates27.3821°S 153.0624°E
OwnerQueensland Rail
OperatorQueensland Rail
Virginia | |||||||||||
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Southbound view from Platform 3 in December 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Selmur Lane, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.3821°S 153.0624°E | ||||||||||
| Owner | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operator | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line | T2 Kippa-Ring | ||||||||||
| Distance | 11.29 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 20 bays | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed part-time | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600437 (platform 1) 600438 (platform 2) 600439 (platform 3) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1888[1] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
On 28 August 2000, a third platform opened as part of the addition of a third track from Northgate to Bald Hills.[2][3]
Services
Virginia is served by all Citytrain network services from Kippa-Ring to Central, many continuing to Springfield Central.[4]
Services by platform
| Virginia platform arrangement | |||
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| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
| 1 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Roma Street & Springfield Central | [5] |
| Ipswich | 1 weekday afternoon service only[5] | ||
| 2 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Kippa-Ring | Evening peak only[6] |
| 3 | Redcliffe Peninsula | Kippa-Ring | [7] |
