Buranda Completes QLD Rail’s Largest Station Upgrades
FOOTAGE OF CONSTRUCTION
Queensland Rail has delivered a major milestone, completing the largest series of accessibility upgrades in its history, with six stations transformed to make it easier for everyone to catch the train.
Buranda station reopened today (30 June 2025), meaning local customers are happily back on-board trains following an 18-month temporary station closure for major construction.
Customers at the new look station can catch a lift up to the overpass to access the platforms, which have been raised and covered with new shelters. There are hearing augmentation loops and tactile surfaces installed as well as upgraded security features like lighting and CCTV.
The proximity of the upgraded station to the Buranda busway and nearby shops and restaurants means even more people can benefit from integrated public transport and 50 cent fares to explore South East Queensland by train.
Buranda caps off Queensland Rail’s biggest ever upgrade program joining Banyo, Morningside, Lindum, Bundamba and Burpengary stations which have also been upgraded and reopened.
In addition to key accessibility features rolled out across all upgrades, each station also has innovative platform gap fillers- flexible, rubber platform edges that significantly reduce the gap between the train and platform minimising the risk of slips and improving accessibility, particularly for people using mobility devices.
Queensland Rail thanks the community for their patience during the construction at all six stations, which now offer life-changing accessibility features to help remove barriers to train travel.
Queensland Rail’s Station Accessibility Upgrade Program is part of the commitment to modernising and improving the rail network for everybody.
Queensland Rail CEO Kat Stapleton said the accessibility upgrades centred on equality, safety and customer experience.
“Queensland Rail has delivered six stations, our biggest ever upgrade series, and we’re so thrilled to have Buranda station back in service for our customers,” Ms Stapleton said.
“We’re passionate about connecting communities at Queensland Rail and this program helps by making train travel easier and more inclusive for everyone.
“Whether you’re rolling onto the platform with a pram and toddler in tow, or navigating the station in a wheelchair, these upgrades mean you can travel with greater ease, confidence and dignity.”
Key features across all six stations include:
Since 2017, Queensland Rail has completed 18 station upgrades including at Buranda, Banyo, Morningside, Lindum, Bundamba, Burpengary, Alderley, Newmarket, Graceville, Nambour, Dinmore, Morayfield, Boondall, Strathpine, East Ipswich, Dakabin, Cannon Hill and Auchenflower. South Bank Platform 1 was also completed in November 2022.
As well as Queensland Rail’s Station Accessibility Upgrade Program, seven southside stations between Dutton Park and Salisbury are being rebuilt as part of Cross River Rail, with two stations complete and the rest in various stages of construction. The project will also see four new underground stations at Boggo Road, Albert Street, Woolloongabba and Roma Street, a new year-round Exhibition station and three new Gold Coast stations at Pimpama, Hope Island and Merrimac.
As part of the Queensland Government’s significant ongoing investment into rail, one upgraded and two new stations are funded as part of the Wave Stage 1 on the Sunshine Coast, Albion station is being transformed, and nine stations will be rebuilt as part of the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project.
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