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 | |||||||||||
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Westbound view from Platform 1 in August 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Gillingham Street, Woolloongabba | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.4965°S 153.0405°E / -27.4965; 153.0405 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 30 bays | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 600248 (platform 1) 600249 (platform 2) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | go card 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1889 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Logan Road | ||||||||||
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West of the station, the line joins the Beenleigh line via a triangle junction.[1]
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]
Buranda is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland.[10]
| Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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| 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 Brisbane Transport services.[13]
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