Birkdale railway station, Brisbane

Birkdale
Station platform in May 2020
General information
LocationNapier Street, Birkdale
Coordinates27°29′38″S 153°13′07″E / 27.4940°S 153.2187°E / -27.4940; 153.2187
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Cleveland
Distance30.55 kilometres from Central
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking118 bays
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code600273
Fare zonego card 2
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened1889
Rebuilt1986
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Thorneside
towards Bowen Hills
 Cleveland Line Wellington Point
towards Cleveland

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 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
1 Cleveland Cleveland, Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe [8]

Transdev Queensland operate two bus routes from Birkdale station:

References

  1. ^ "Cleveland Central station". The Brisbane Courier. QLD. 28 November 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Cleveland and Cleveland Shire". Centre for the Government of Queensland.
  3. ^ "Birkdale timeline". Redland City Council. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Tuesday June 24, 1890". The Brisbane Courier. QLD. 24 June 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Legislative Assembly - 6 September 1961" (PDF). qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 6 September 1961. p. 230. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  6. ^ Judith Kerr (25 October 2012). "Train driver on track for station's 25th anniversary". Redland City Bulletin. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  8. ^ Birkdale Platform 1 Translink
  9. ^ "Route 254 timetable". Translink.
  10. ^ "Route 255 timetable". Translink.


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