Buranda railway station
Buranda | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Gillingham Street, Woolloongabba | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°29′47″S 153°02′26″E / 27.4965°S 153.0405°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cleveland | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.20 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Buranda busway station | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 30 bays | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Temporarily closed for station upgrade | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600248 (platform 1) 600249 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1889 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Logan Road | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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] |
Transport links
[edit]Adjacent to the station lies Buranda busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Yeronga – Park Road Archived 16 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal
- ^ ""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.
- ^ "Buranda". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Buranda Brisbane Memories
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fisherman Islands line opened – partly" Railway Digest September 1996 page 18
- ^ Dutton Park Junction – Cannon Hill Archived 16 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal
- ^ Train station destroyed by fire Brisbane Times 29 March 2009
- ^ Teenager charged with burning down Buranda Railway station The Courier Mail 31 March 2009
- ^ "Buranda train station upgrade". Translink. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Buranda Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ Buranda Platform 2 TransLink
- ^ Buranda busway station TransLink
External links
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Media related to Buranda railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Buranda station Queensland Rail
- Buranda station Queensland's Railways on the Internet
- Buranda station Translink travel information
