Buranda railway station explained

Buranda
Style:TransLink (Queensland)
Address:Gillingham Street, Woolloongabba
Coordinates:-27.4965°N 153.0405°W
Distance:6.20 kilometres from Central
Line:Cleveland
Other:Buranda busway station
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 side
Tracks:3
Parking:30 bays
Opened:1889
Electrified:Yes
Code:600248 (platform 1)
600249 (platform 2)
Owned:Queensland Rail
Operator:Queensland Rail
Zone:go card 1
Status:Temporarily closed for station upgrade
Former:Logan Road
Web:Queensland Rail

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 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

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

Services by platform

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

PlatformLineDestinationsNotes
1style=background:#00467fClevelandCannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland[11]
2style=background:#00467fClevelandBowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe[12]

Transport links

Adjacent to the station lies Buranda busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/Brisbane/QR356.pdf Yeronga – Park Road
  2. News: 1917-07-06 . "BURANDA." . 2020-02-09 . Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 – 1936) . Brisbane, Qld. . 5 . Second . 16 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716073130/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180907923 . live .
  3. Web site: Buranda . 2024-07-16 . Queensland Places . University of Queensland . 16 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716073130/https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/buranda . live .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20060820065927/http://eresearch.griffith.edu.au/brisbanememories/index.php/Brisbane_Suburb_Names Buranda
  5. News: 5. THE CLEVELAND RAILWAY.. Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933). Qld.. 2020-02-09. 1889-10-26. 16 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240716073133/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3503106. live.
  6. "Fisherman Islands line opened – partly" Railway Digest September 1996 page 18
  7. http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/Brisbane/QR357.pdf Dutton Park Junction – Cannon Hill
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20090330055141/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/qld-news/train-station-destroyed-by-fire-20090329-9f5o.html Train station destroyed by fire
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20090403215631/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0%2C27574%2C25267927-3102%2C00.html Teenager charged with burning down Buranda Railway station
  10. Web site: Buranda train station upgrade . Translink . 9 January 2024.
  11. Buranda Platform 1
  12. Buranda Platform 2
  13. Buranda busway station

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