Birkdale
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Station front in July 2012
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Location | Napier Street, Birkdale | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°29′38″S 153°13′07″E / 27.4940°S 153.2187°ECoordinates: 27°29′38″S 153°13′07″E / 27.4940°S 153.2187°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Operated by | City network | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Cleveland | ||||||||||
Distance | 30.55 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 118 bays | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 600273 | ||||||||||
Fare zone | go card 2 | ||||||||||
Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1889 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1986 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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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.
Birkdale station opened in 1889 at the same time as the line. On 1 November 1960, the station closed when the line was truncated to Lota. The station reopened on July 26, 1986 as the line was being rebuilt to Cleveland.
Birkdale is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cleveland.
Transdev Queensland operate two routes from Birkdale station: