Doboy
Aerial view in 1992
General information
LocationMurarrie
Coordinates27°27′11″S 153°06′55″E / 27.4531°S 153.1153°E / -27.4531; 153.1153
Line(s)
  Cleveland Line
Platforms2 side
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Closed1993
Previous namesBirt's Siding
Buruda
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Queensland Rail Following station
Murarrie
towards Bowen Hills
 Cleveland Line Hemmant
towards Cleveland

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

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

  1. ↑ "Doboy (Buruda) – railway station in the City of Brisbane (entry 10241)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Birt's Siding Renamed". Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933). 27 May 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Potter, Ron. "Place Names of South East Queensland". Piula Publications. Archived from the original on 22 June 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. 1 2 "Doboy Station". RailPage Australia Forums. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  6. ↑ COLLIE G / COOMBER J (1 May 1992). "289 SACKED AS ABATTOIRS SHUT DOWN". The Courier-Mail.

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