International Terminal railway station, Brisbane
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International Terminal railway station is a privately owned railway station on the Airtrain
AirTrain (Brisbane)
Airtrain is the privately owned commuter railway line that extends 13.0 km northeast from Brisbane , the state capital of Queensland, Australia, to the Brisbane Airport at both its separate International and Domestic terminals.The line is carried on an elevated prestressed concrete viaduct...

 airport
Airport
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 line at the Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the third busiest in Australia, after Melbourne and Sydney Airports. Brisbane Airport has won many awards. Located in the suburb with the same name, the airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area...

 International terminal, northeast Brisbane
Brisbane
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, the state capital of Queensland
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, Australia
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Owned and operated by Airtrain Citylink Limited, the International Terminal is a private station that connects seamlessly with the Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, as well as some freight operations and gives railway access to other...

 City network, and services use Queensland Rail rolling stock
Rolling stock
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 under a commercial agreement. Therefore, as a private commercial enterprise, government-subsidised
Subsidy
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 TransLink
TransLink (South East Queensland)
The TransLink Transit Authority is the authority introduced by the Queensland Government in June 2003 as a section of Queensland Transport to coordinate and integrate rail, bus and ferry services. TransLink works with Airtrain, Brisbane Transport, Brisbane Ferries, QR Citytrain and 17 other...

 fares do not apply for rail travel on the line.

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
Skyway
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Services by platform

Platform 1
  • Gold Coast Line – inter-urban express services to Varsity Lakes, via Brisbane City
    Brisbane central business district
    The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...



Platform 2
  • Airport Line
    AirTrain (Brisbane)
    Airtrain is the privately owned commuter railway line that extends 13.0 km northeast from Brisbane , the state capital of Queensland, Australia, to the Brisbane Airport at both its separate International and Domestic terminals.The line is carried on an elevated prestressed concrete viaduct...

    – to Domestic Terminal

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