Fortitude Valley Railway Station
Fortitude Valley (formerly Brunswick Street) is a railway station of the Queensland Rail City network of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Located beneath the Valley Metro complex, with four platforms it is located in Zone 1 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.
Pedestrian access to Fortitude Valley railway station is via two thoroughfares near the corner of Brunswick and Wickham Streets and a pedestrian overpass connecting to McWhirters. Nearby locations include the Fortitude Valley entertainment precinct, Chinatown, the Brunswick Street Mall, and the Story Bridge.
The station was upgraded in October 2008 with escalators, elevators, new lighting, updated passenger information displays and upgraded flooring. With the upgrade the station was renamed to Fortitude Valley.
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