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Buranda railway station

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Owned by
  
Queensland Rail

Line(s)
  
Cleveland

Opened
  
1889

Connection
  
Buranda busway station

Operated by
  
City network

Platforms
  
2 side

Owner
  
Queensland Rail

Tracks
  
2

Buranda railway station

Location
  
Gillingham Street, Woolloongabba

Distance
  
6.20 kilometres from Central

Address
  
Gillingham St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia

Similar
  
Park Road railway station, Coorparoo railway station, South Bank railway station - Br, Norman Park railway st, Doomben railway station

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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.

Contents

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

History

Buranda station opened in 1889 as Logan Road, being renamed Buranda in 1917.

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

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

Services

Buranda is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.

Adjacent to the station lies Buranda busway station that is served by Brisbane Transport services.

References

Buranda railway station Wikipedia