- Doboy railway station
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Doboy Station statistics Address Murarrie Coordinates 27°27′11″S 153°06′55″E / 27.4531°S 153.1153°ECoordinates: 27°27′11″S 153°06′55″E / 27.4531°S 153.1153°E Lines Platforms 2 side Other information Closed 1993 Fare zone 3 Formerly Birt's Siding
BurudaServices Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station toward Bowen HillsCleveland Line Hemmanttoward ClevelandDoboy railway station was a former railway station on QR Citytrain suburban network in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It was located between Murarrie and Hemmant stations on the Cleveland railway line.
History
For more details on this topic, see Rail transport in Queensland.Originally named Buruda, the Aboriginal word for forest oak,[1] it was renamed as Doboy railway station in 1929.[2] The station consisted of two short platforms and a pedestrian overbridge, and was predominately used by workers at the nearby meatworks.[3]
Doboy railway station closed in 1993, along with the closure of the meatworks.[3]
References
- ^ Potter, Ron. "Place Names of South East Queensland". Piula Publications. http://www.dovenetq.net.au/~piula/Placenames/page12.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Elsmore, Dave (8 September 2007). "Queensland Railway Station List". http://users.bigpond.net.au/dave1/qr-list/qrstationlist.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ a b "Doboy Station". RailPage Australia Forums. 20 August 2004. http://www.railpage.com.au/f-p136591.htm#136591. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
Queensland Rail's Cleveland line Bowen Hills • Fortitude Valley • Central • Roma Street • South Brisbane • South Bank • Gloucester Street (closed) • Park Road • Buranda • Coorparoo • Norman Park • Morningside • Cannon Hill • Murarrie • Doboy (closed) • Hemmant • Lindum • Wynnum North • Wynnum • Wynnum Central • Manly • Lota • Thorneside • Birkdale • Wellington Point • Ormiston • ClevelandCategories:- Queensland rail transport stubs
- Disused railway stations in Brisbane
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