Birkdale railway station, Brisbane explained

Birkdale
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Napier Street, Birkdale
Coordinates:-27.494°N 153.2187°W
Distance:30.55 kilometres from Central
Line:Cleveland
Structure:Ground
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Parking:118 bays
Opened:1889
Rebuilt:1986
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:600273
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 2
Web:Queensland Rail

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.

Transport links

Transdev Queensland operate two bus routes from Birkdale station:

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 3 . Cleveland Central station. . . QLD . 28 February 2015 . 28 November 1925 .
  2. Web site: Cleveland and Cleveland Shire. Centre for the Government of Queensland.
  3. Web site: Birkdale timeline. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302064749/http://www.redland.qld.gov.au/AboutRedlands/History/OurSuburbs/Pages/Birkdale-timeline.aspx. dead. 2011-03-02. Redland City Council.
  4. News: 4 . Tuesday June 24, 1890 . . QLD . 28 February 2015 . 24 June 1890 .
  5. Web site: Legislative Assembly - 6 September 1961. 6 September 1961 . qld.gov.au . . 230 . 28 February 2015.
  6. News: Train driver on track for station's 25th anniversary . Judith Kerr . 28 February 2015 . 25 October 2012 . Redland City Bulletin . Fairfax Media .
  7. Birkdale Platform 1