International Airport railway station, Brisbane

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International Airport Railway Station, Queensland, December 2013.JPG
Northbound view in December 2013
General information
LocationAirport Drive, Brisbane Airport
Coordinates 27°24′10″S153°06′32″E / 27.4027°S 153.1088°E / -27.4027; 153.1088
Owned by Airtrain Citylink
Operated byAirtrain Citylink
Line(s) Airport
Distance14.44 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code600426 (platform 1)
600427 (platform 2)
Fare zonen/a
History
Opened5 May 2001;22 years ago (2001-05-05)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station QRLogoSmall.png Queensland Rail Following station
Eagle Junction
towards Roma Street
Airport Line Domestic Airport

International Airport railway station is located on the Airport line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the International Terminal at Brisbane Airport, opening on 5 May 2001 at the same time as the line. [1]

Contents

The station along with the line is owned and operated by Airtrain Citylink under a BOOT scheme. It will pass to Queensland Rail ownership in 2036. [2]

Services are operated by Queensland Rail's City network. Although TransLink's go card is able to be used, the station is not included in the TransLink fare structure, with Airtrain able to charge a premium fare. [3]

Connection to the airport terminal

The railway station is directly connected to Level 3 of the Brisbane Airport's international terminal by a covered elevated footbridge.[ citation needed ]

Services

International Terminal is served by City network Airport line services to Roma Street, Park Road, Varsity Lakes and Domestic Terminal. [4]

Services by platform

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1 Airport Roma Street, Park Road & Varsity Lakes [5]
2 Airport Domestic Terminal [6]

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References

  1. Debritz, Brett (6 May 2001). "Airtrain off to a flying start". The Sunday Mail . p. 50.
  2. About Us Airtrain
  3. Fares Airtrain
  4. "Airport/Gold Coast Line timetable". Translink . 2 March 2020.
  5. International Terminal Platform 1 TransLink
  6. International Terminal Platform 2 TransLink