Buranda railway station

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.

Buranda
Westbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012
General information
LocationGillingham Street, Woolloongabba
Coordinates27.4965°S 153.0405°E / -27.4965; 153.0405
Owned byQueensland Rail
Operated byQueensland Rail
Line(s)Cleveland
Distance6.20 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBuranda busway station
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking30 bays
Other information
Station code600248 (platform 1)
600249 (platform 2)
Fare zonego card 1
WebsiteQueensland Rail
History
Opened1889
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesLogan Road
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Park Road
towards Bowen Hills
 Cleveland Line Coorparoo
towards Cleveland

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][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]

Services

Buranda is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.[10]

Services by platform
Platform Line Destinations Notes
1 Cleveland Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland [11]
2 Cleveland Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe [12]

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

References
  1. Yeronga – Park Road SA Track & Signal
  2. Buranda Centre for the Government of Queensland
  3. Buranda Brisbane Memories
  4. "THE CLEVELAND RAILWAY". Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933). Qld. 26 October 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ""BURANDA."". Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 – 1936) (Second ed.). Brisbane, Qld. 6 July 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  6. "Fisherman Islands line opened – partly" Railway Digest September 1996 page 18
  7. Dutton Park Junction – Cannon Hill SA Track & Signal
  8. Train station destroyed by fire Brisbane Times 29 March 2009
  9. Teenager charged with burning down Buranda Railway station The Courier Mail 31 March 2009
  10. "Cleveland Line timetable". Translink. 2 March 2020.
  11. Buranda Platform 1 TransLink
  12. Buranda Platform 2 TransLink
  13. Buranda busway station TransLink
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