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Airtrain is a privately owned and operated railway that commenced operations in May 2001. Airtrain has a license from Queensland Transport to build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT Scheme) the Brisbane Airport Rail Link for 35 years. Airtrain owns 8.5 kilometers of elevated railway and two stations at Brisbane Airport.

The service is completely integrated into the Queensland Rail suburban network with trains running from Brisbane Airport directly to Brisbane City and on to the Gold Coast. Passengers can travel on a single ticket from any station in south-east Queensland to Brisbane Airport.

Airtrain is not subsidised by the Queensland Government and was built using private funds at a cost of $220 million. The line is Australia's longest elevated viaduct and was constructed using 250 piers, 1000 girders weighing 90 tonnes each and 21,000 cubic meters of concrete. Airtrain has an alliance with Transfield Services (www.transfieldservices.com) who provide operations and maintenance on the Airtrain rail link.