[1] The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the east (Sadliers Crossing) and exits to the west (Karrabin).

[3] To the west of the railway station is the Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre (27°36′48″S 152°43′38″E / 27.6132°S 152.7271°E / -27.6132; 152.7271 (Wulkuraka Maintenance Centre)) where Queensland Rail maintain their New Generation Rollingstock.

[4][5] The name Wulkuraka is from a Ugarapul word meaning either red flowering gum tree or plenty of kookaburras.

[9] There are a number of parks in the area: Wulkuraka railway station provides Queensland Rail City network services to Rosewood, Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich.

[citation needed] Wulkuraka is one of the two end points for the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail.