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 | City network | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cleveland | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.20 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Buranda busway station | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 30 bays | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 600248 (platform 1) 600249 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 2 | ||||||||||
| 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
Buranda station opened in 1889 as Logan Road, being renamed Buranda in 1917.[2][3]
On 15 July 1996, the Fisherman Islands line to the Port of Brisbane opened to the north of the station.[4][5]
In the early hours of 29 March 2009, the main station building on platform one was destroyed by fire.[6] A 17-year-old man was later charged with one count of arson following the incident.[7]
Services
Buranda is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.[8]
Services by platform
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland | Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland | [9] |
| 2 | Cleveland | Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe | [10] |
Transport links
Adjacent to the station lies Buranda busway station that is served by Brisbane Transport services.[11]
References
- ^ Yeronga - Park Road SA Track & Signal
- ^ Buranda Centre for the Government of Quensland
- ^ Buranda Brisbane Memories
- ^ "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
- ^ Cleveland line timetable TransLink 20 January 2014
- ^ Buranda Platform 1 TransLink
- ^ Buranda Platform 2 TransLink
- ^ Buranda busway station TransLink
External links
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
