Doboy railway station

Doboy
Station statistics
Address Murarrie
Coordinates
Lines
  Cleveland Line
Platforms 2 side
Other information
Closed 1993
Fare zone 3
Formerly Birt's Siding
Buruda
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
Cleveland Line
toward Cleveland

Doboy 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

  1. ^ Potter, Ron. "Place Names of South East Queensland". Piula Publications. http://www.dovenetq.net.au/~piula/Placenames/page12.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
  2. ^ Elsmore, Dave (8 September 2007). "Queensland Railway Station List". http://users.bigpond.net.au/dave1/qr-list/qrstationlist.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
  3. ^ a b "Doboy Station". RailPage Australia Forums. 20 August 2004. http://www.railpage.com.au/f-p136591.htm#136591. Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
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 • Badgen (closed) • Wellington Point • Ormiston • Barinia (closed) • Cleveland (3rd, formerly Raby Bay)  • Cleveland Central (formerly Cleveland/West Cleveland, closed)  • Cleveland (2nd, closed)