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Buranda railway station

Coordinates: 27°29′47″S 153°02′26″E / 27.4965°S 153.0405°E / -27.4965; 153.0405
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Buranda
Westbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012
General information
LocationGillingham Street, Woolloongabba
Coordinates27°29′47″S 153°02′26″E / 27.4965°S 153.0405°E / -27.4965; 153.0405
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Cleveland
Distance6.20 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
ConnectionsBuranda busway station
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking30 bays
Other information
StatusTemporarily closed for station upgrade
Station code600248 (platform 1)
600249 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 1
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened1889
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesLogan Road
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Park Road
towards Bowen Hills
Cleveland Line Coorparoo
towards Cleveland

Buranda railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba, the other being Park Road.

West of the station, the line joins the Beenleigh line via a triangle junction.[1]

History

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Buranda station opened in 1889 as Logan Road station, being renamed Buranda in July 1917.[2][3][4][5]

On 15 July 1996, the Fisherman Islands line to the Port of Brisbane opened to the north of the station.[6][7]

In the early hours of 29 March 2009, the main station building on platform one was destroyed by fire.[8] A 17-year-old man was later charged with one count of arson following the incident.[9]

From 8 January 2024, the station was temporarily closed for an accessibility upgrade. This upgrade includes additions of lifts, raised platforms, hearing loops and disability compliant ticket windows. It is expected to reopen in 2025.[10] During this upgrade, trains do not stop at this station.

Services

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The station is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.[11] During the accessibility upgrade, trains do not stop at this station.

Services by platform

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During the accessibility upgrade, trains do not stop at this station.

Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Cleveland Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland [12]
2 Cleveland Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe [13]
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Adjacent to the station lies Buranda busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Yeronga – Park Road Archived 16 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal
  2. ^ ""BURANDA."". Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 – 1936) (Second ed.). Brisbane, Qld. 6 July 1917. p. 5. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Buranda". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ Buranda Brisbane Memories
  5. ^ "THE CLEVELAND RAILWAY". Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933). Qld. 26 October 1889. p. 5. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Fisherman Islands line opened – partly" Railway Digest September 1996 page 18
  7. ^ Dutton Park Junction – Cannon Hill Archived 16 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal
  8. ^ Train station destroyed by fire Brisbane Times 29 March 2009
  9. ^ Teenager charged with burning down Buranda Railway station The Courier Mail 31 March 2009
  10. ^ "Buranda train station upgrade". Translink. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  12. ^ Buranda Platform 1 TransLink
  13. ^ Buranda Platform 2 TransLink
  14. ^ Buranda busway station TransLink
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