Wulkuraka railway station is located on the

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, Australia. It serves the

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suburb of

Wulkuraka Wulkuraka is a western suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,234 people. Geography The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the east ( Sadliers Crossing) and exits to the ...

History

Wulkuraka station opened as Brisbane Valley Junction in the 1880s, being the

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for the

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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.

Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge

The Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed

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built in 1902 to the east of Wulkuraka station across the Bremer River.

Depot

A maintenance depot for the

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trains lies west of the station.

Services

Wulkuraka is served by

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services from

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. Most services terminate at Ipswich although some peak-hour services continue to

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 ...

and

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

Services by platform

References

External links

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