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 | Closed for upgrade[1] | ||||||||||
| Station code | 600248 (platform 1) 600249 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1889 | ||||||||||
| Closed | January 2024 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2024-2025 | ||||||||||
| 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.[2]
History[edit]
Buranda station opened in 1889 as Logan Road, being renamed Buranda in 1917.[3][4][5][6]
On 15 July 1996, the Fisherman Islands line to the Port of Brisbane opened to the north of the station.[7][8]
In the early hours of 29 March 2009, the main station building on platform one was destroyed by fire.[9] A 17-year-old man was later charged with one count of arson following the incident.[10]
From 8 January 2024 to sometime in 2025, the station closed for an accessibility upgrade, which includes full-length, high-level platforms[11]. During this upgrade, trains do not stop at this station.
Services[edit]
Trains currently do not stop at Buranda due to the accessibility upgrade. The station, however, was served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.[12] These services will stop at the station when the station reopens.
Services by platform[edit]
During to the accessibility upgrade, trains do not stop at Buranda.
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland | Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland | [13] - This platform is temporarily closed due to the accessibility upgrade[14]. |
| 2 | Cleveland | Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe | [15]- This platform is temporarily closed due to the accessibility upgrade[16]. |
Transport links[edit]
Adjacent to the station lies Buranda busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services.[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "Buranda train station upgrade". Translink. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Yeronga – Park Road SA Track & Signal
- ^ Buranda Centre for the Government of Queensland
- ^ Buranda Brisbane Memories
- ^ "THE CLEVELAND RAILWAY". Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933). Qld. 26 October 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ ""BURANDA."". Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 – 1936) (Second ed.). Brisbane, Qld. 6 July 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Fisherman Islands line opened – partly" Railway Digest September 1996 page 18
- ^ Dutton Park Junction – Cannon Hill 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 train station upgrade". Translink. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Buranda Platform 2 TransLink
- ^ "Buranda train station upgrade". Translink. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Buranda busway station TransLink
External links[edit]
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
