The station is 8.1 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the Brisbane central business district and 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi) from Central station by rail.

[1] A large army camp defense storage and warehouse facility, used during World War II (1939 to 1945), is located beside the site of Bunour railway station and remains today as the Damascus Barracks.

[2] In 1988 the Pinkenba line was electrified, however only as far as the prior Eagle Farm station; infrequent passenger services consisting of stainless steel carriages hauled by diesel locomotives operated through Bunour.

On 27 September 1993, all passenger services on the line were suspended as part of a rationalisation of the state rail network with the suspending or closing of unprofitable and under-utilised rail lines by the Goss Labor Party state government.

The original low-level platform is all that remains of Bunour railway station today.[when?]