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{{Short description|Railway station in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox station
|name          = Buranda
|type          = 
|style         = TransLink (Queensland)
|image         = Buranda Railway Station, Queensland, Aug 2012.JPG
|image_caption = Westbound view from Platform 1, August 2012
|address       = Gillingham Street, [[Woolloongabba]]
|country       = 
|coordinates   = {{coord|-27.4965|153.0405|type:railwaystation_region:AU|display=inline,title}}
|elevation           = 
|distance      = 6.20 kilometres from [[Central railway station, Brisbane|Central]]
|line          = [[Cleveland railway line|Cleveland]]
|other         = [[Buranda busway station]]
|structure     = Ground
|platform      = 2 side
|depth         = 
|levels        = 
|tracks        = 3
|parking       = 30 bays
|bicycle       = 
|baggage_check = 
|opened        = 1889
|closed        =
|rebuilt       =
|electrified   = Yes
|accessible = 
|code          = 600248 (platform 1)<br />600249 (platform 2)
|owned         = [[Queensland Rail]]
|operator      = [[Queensland Rail]]
|zone          = [[go card]] 1
|status        = Staffed
|former        = Logan Road
|passengers    = 
|pass_year     = 
|pass_percent  = 
|pass_system   = 
|mpassengers   = 
|services      =
{{Adjacent stations|system=Queensland Rail|line=Cleveland|left=Park Road|right=Coorparoo}}
|map_locator   = 
|web           = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150319142347/http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Pages/AllStations.aspx?StationName=Buranda Queensland Rail]}}

'''Buranda railway station''' is located on the [[Cleveland railway line|Cleveland line]] in [[Queensland]], Australia. It is one of two stations serving the [[Brisbane]] suburb of [[Woolloongabba]], the other being [[Park Road railway station|Park Road]].

West of the station, the line joins the [[Beenleigh railway line|Beenleigh line]] via a [[Wye (rail)|triangle junction]].<ref>[http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/Brisbane/QR356.pdf Yeronga – Park Road] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716073126/http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/Brisbane/QR356.pdf |date=16 July 2024 }} SA Track & Signal</ref>

==History==
Buranda station opened in 1889 as Logan Road station, being renamed Buranda in July 1917.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1917-07-06 |title="BURANDA." |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180907923 |accessdate=2020-02-09 |work=[[The Daily Standard (Brisbane)|Daily Standard]] (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 – 1936) |location=Brisbane, Qld. |pages=5 |edition=Second |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716073130/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180907923 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Buranda |url=https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/buranda |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Queensland Places |publisher=University of Queensland |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716073130/https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/buranda |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060820065927/http://eresearch.griffith.edu.au/brisbanememories/index.php/Brisbane_Suburb_Names Buranda] Brisbane Memories</ref><ref>{{Cite news| pages = 5| title = THE CLEVELAND RAILWAY.| work = [[Brisbane Courier]] (Qld. : 1864 – 1933)| location = Qld.| accessdate = 2020-02-09| date = 1889-10-26| url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3503106| archive-date = 16 July 2024| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240716073133/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3503106| url-status = live}}</ref>

On 15 July 1996, the [[Fisherman Islands railway line|Fisherman Islands line]] to the [[Port of Brisbane]] opened to the north of the station.<ref>"Fisherman Islands line opened – partly" ''[[Railway Digest]]'' September 1996 page 18</ref><ref>[http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/Brisbane/QR357.pdf Dutton Park Junction – Cannon Hill] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716073128/http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/Brisbane/QR357.pdf |date=16 July 2024 }} SA Track & Signal</ref>

In the early hours of 29 March 2009, the main station building on platform one was destroyed by fire.<ref>[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] ''[[Brisbane Times]]'' 29 March 2009</ref> A 17-year-old man was later charged with one count of arson following the incident.<ref>[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] ''[[The Courier Mail]]'' 31 March 2009</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Buranda train station upgrade |url=https://translink.com.au/updates/385806 |website=Translink |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref> During this upgrade, trains did not stop at this station.

==Services==
The station is served by [[Cleveland railway line|Cleveland line]] services from [[Shorncliffe railway station|Shorncliffe]], [[Northgate railway station, Brisbane|Northgate]], [[Doomben railway station|Doomben]] and [[Bowen Hills railway station|Bowen Hills]] to [[Cannon Hill railway station|Cannon Hill]], [[Manly railway station|Manly]] and [[Cleveland railway station|Cleveland]].<ref>{{Queensland Timetables|Cleveland}}</ref>
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.
{|class="wikitable" style="float: none; margin: 0.5em; "
|-
!Platform
!Line
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|style=background:#00467f|[[Cleveland railway line|<span style="color:white;">Cleveland</span>]]
|[[Cannon Hill railway station|Cannon Hill]], [[Manly railway station|Manly]] & [[Cleveland railway station|Cleveland]]
|<ref>[{{Translink stop|600248/timetable}} Buranda Platform 1] TransLink</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|style=background:#00467f|[[Cleveland railway line|<span style="color:white;">Cleveland</span>]]
|[[Bowen Hills railway station, Brisbane|Bowen Hills]], [[Northgate railway station, Brisbane|Northgate]], [[Doomben railway station|Doomben]] & [[Shorncliffe railway station|Shorncliffe]]
|<ref>[{{Translink stop|600249/timetable}} Buranda Platform 2] TransLink</ref>
|-
|}

==Transport links==
Adjacent to the station lies [[Buranda busway station]] that is served by [[Transport for Brisbane]] bus services.<ref>[{{Translink stop|buranda-busway-station}} Buranda busway station] TransLink</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{commons category-inline}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150319142347/http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/AllStations/Pages/AllStations.aspx?StationName=Buranda Buranda station] Queensland Rail
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081120161949/http://www.qroti.com/placeinfo/qld/rail/buranda/ Buranda station] Queensland's Railways on the Internet
*[{{Translink stop|buranda-station}} Buranda station] Translink travel information

{{Queensland Rail railway stations|Cleveland=y|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Brisbane]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889]]
[[Category:Woolloongabba]]