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Wulkuraka railway station

Wulkuraka
WulkurakaStation2016.jpg
Westbound view from Platform 2 in December 2016.
Location Grace Street, Wulkuraka
Coordinates 27°36′49″S 152°43′58″E / 27.6135°S 152.7328°E / -27.6135; 152.7328Coordinates: 27°36′49″S 152°43′58″E / 27.6135°S 152.7328°E / -27.6135; 152.7328
Owned by Queensland Rail
Operated by City network
Line(s) Main
Distance 41.57 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 20 bays
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code 600353 (platform 1)
600354 (platform 2)
Fare zone go card 3
Website Queensland Rail
History
Rebuilt 1993, 2015
Electrified Yes
Previous names Brisbane Valley Junction
Services
Preceding station   Queensland Rail   Following station
toward Bowen Hills
Ipswich and Rosewood Line
toward Rosewood

Wulkuraka railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Ipswich suburb of Wulkuraka.

Wulkuraka station opened as Brisbane Valley Junction in the 1880s, being the junction station for the Brisbane Valley railway line from 1884 until 1989. It was renamed Wulkuraka in 1905.The station has undergone an extensive refurbishment in conjunction with the construction of the New Generation Rollingstock depot, west of the station.

The Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed truss bridge built in 1902 to the east of Wulkuraka station across the Bremer River.

A maintenance depot for the trains lies west of the station.

Wulkuraka is served by City network services from Rosewood to Ipswich. Most services terminate at Ipswich although some peak-hour services continue to Bowen Hills and Caboolture.


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