Buranda | |||||||||||
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Westbound view from Platform 1, August 2012 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Gillingham Street, Woolloongabba | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°29′47″S153°02′26″E / 27.4965°S 153.0405°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Operated by | Queensland Rail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Cleveland | ||||||||||
Distance | 6.20 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Connections | Buranda busway station | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 30 bays | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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 Boggo Road.
West of the station, the line joins the Beenleigh line via a triangle junction. [1]
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 included additions of lifts, raised platforms, hearing loops and disability compliant ticket windows. It reopened on 30 June 2025. [10]
The station is served by Cleveland line services from Shorncliffe, Northgate, Doomben and Bowen Hills to Cannon Hill, Manly and Cleveland. [11]
Platform | Line | Destinations | Notes |
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1 | Cleveland | Cannon Hill, Manly & Cleveland | [12] |
2 | Cleveland | Bowen Hills, Northgate, Doomben & Shorncliffe | [13] |
Adjacent to the station lies Buranda busway station that is served by Transport for Brisbane bus services. [14]