Doboy railway station
Doboy | |||||||||||
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 Aerial view in 1992 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Murarrie | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°27′11″S 153°06′55″E / 27.4531°S 153.1153°E | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Closed | 1993 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Birt's Siding Buruda | ||||||||||
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Doboy railway station was a former railway station on QR Citytrain suburban network in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.[1] It was located between Murarrie and Hemmant stations on the Cleveland railway line.
History[edit]
Originally named Birt's Siding, changed in 1910 to Buruda[2](Burata), the Aboriginal word for forest oak,[3] it was renamed as Doboy railway station in 1929.[4] The station consisted of two short platforms and a pedestrian overbridge, and was predominantly used by workers at the nearby meatworks.[5]
Doboy railway station closed in 1993, after the closure of the meatworks in 1992.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Doboy (Buruda) – railway station in the City of Brisbane (entry 10241)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Birt's Siding Renamed". Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933). 27 May 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Potter, Ron. "Place Names of South East Queensland". Piula Publications. Archived from the original on 22 June 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ^ "GENERAL NEWS. Doboy, Doboi, or Doughboy". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 298. Queensland, Australia. 16 July 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 7 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Doboy Station". RailPage Australia Forums. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ^ COLLIE G / COOMBER J (1 May 1992). "289 SACKED AS ABATTOIRS SHUT DOWN". The Courier-Mail.
Sources[edit]
- "List of stations and numbers on passenger tickets". Queensland Railway Department – via Revenue & Railway Stamps of Australia.
