Eagle Junction is a former suburb of

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, Australia. It is now a neighbourhood within the suburb of

Clayfield Clayfield is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clayfield had a population of 10,555 people. Geography Clayfield is by road from the Brisbane GPO. Clayfield is bordered to the north by Nundah, to the east by ...

History

The neighbourhood takes its name from the

Eagle Junction railway station Eagle Junction railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of two railway stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Clayfield, the other being Clayfield railway station. North of the station, the Pink ...

. The station was originally named ''Eagle Farm Junction'', but the name was changed to just ''Eagle Junction'' in January 1888. The original name reflects that this station was the junction at which the railway line to Eagle Farm railway station split off.

Education

Schools

Eagle Junction State School is a

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which is located in Eagle Junction.

Transport

Train

provides regular

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services to

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, Brisbane Airport, Shorncliffe, Doomben and Caboolture.

Bus

Inbound
Route 320 – Chermside,

Wavell Heights Wavell Heights is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wavell Heights had a population of 9,684 people. Geography Wavell Heights is located north of the Brisbane central business district. The land use is almost ...

, Eagle Junction,

Bowen Hills Bowen Hills is an inner north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the Bowen Hills had a population of 3,226 people. Geography Bowen Hills is by road from the Brisbane CBD. Mayne is a neighbourhood within the s ...

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Outbound
Route 320 –

, Eagle Junction,

, Chermside East
Route 303 –

Toombul Nundah (previously called German Station) is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It contains the neighbourhood of Toombul. In the , Nundah had a population of 12,141 people. Prior to European settlement, Nundah was i ...

, Ascot,

Eagle Farm Eagle Farm is an eastern industrial suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eagle Farm had a population of 0 people. The neighbourhood of Whinstanes is located in Eagle Farm (). Geography Eagle Farm is situated no ...

Pinkenba Pinkenba is a town and eastern coastal suburb within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pinkenba had a population of 368 people. Geography Pinkenba is a long narrow strip of land on the northern side of the Brisbane River ...

Route 369 – Mitchelton, Stafford City,

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, Aviation High, DFO West
Route 303 –

, Ascot,

Route 369 – DFO, Aviation High,

, Stafford City, Mitchelton

Road

Eagle Junction is connected by State Route 20, which runs from Wooloowin to Hendra.

References

External links

* eagle-junction-station Eagle Junction station – TransLink Brisbane localities Clayfield, Queensland