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The suburb is home to the Brisbane Cricket Ground (sometimes referred to as "The Gabba"), the Princess Alexandra Hospital and the Pacific Motorway cuts through the suburb. The area is experiencing a growth in Apartment buildings due to its close proximity to the city, river and South Bank Parklands . The Park Road Train Station and both the Mater Hill Busway Station, Brisbane and the Woolloongabba Busway Station, Brisbane provide access to public transport. Surrounding suburbs include South Brisbane , Kangaroo Point , East Brisbane , Coorparoo , Annerley and Dutton Park . HISTORY The suburb has a significant Transport history. Between 1884 and 1969 the main Railway Depot for rail lines south of the Brisbane River was located beside Stanley Street. The depot was reached via a line which ran beside Stanley Street, then crossing that street, Logan Road and Ipswich Road to reach the main line at Dutton Park . By the 1960's train services from this depot were causing significant delays to traffic as trains crossed these three major roads. The suburb was also served by horse drawn Tram from 1885 to 1897 . Subsequently the horse drawn trams were replaced with electric trams, which operated until April 1969 . All but one of Brisbane's Trolleybus routes traversed the suburb. Trolleybuses ran from 1951 to 1969. The Gabba Fiveways (the intersection of Stanley St, Main St, Logan Rd and Ipswich Rd) was a complex junction of tram lines, rail lines and trolley-bus overhead. Trams were controlled by a signalman, who operated the track points (or " Switches "), from a Signal Cabin located near the eastern side of the junction. From 1927 until 1969 the largest of the Brisbane City Council 's tram Depot s was located on Ipswich Road, opposite the Princess Alexandria Hospital. This depot was also used to stable the Council's Bus es. REFERENCES |
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