Pinjarra railway station

Railway station in Western Australia

Preceding station Transwa Transwa Following station
North Dandalup
towards Perth
 Australind Waroona
towards Bunbury
Official namePinjarra Railway YardsTypeState Registered PlaceDesignated12 May 2000Reference no.3097

Pinjarra railway station is located on the South Western Railway in Western Australia. It is located at the town of Pinjarra.

History

Pinjarra station opened on 22 May 1893 as the interim terminus of the South Western Railway from Perth. On 22 August 1893, the line was extended to Bunbury.[1][2]

In 1911, Pinjarra became a junction station with the opening of the Pinjarra to Narrogin railway. Today this line is operated as a heritage railway by the Hotham Valley Railway, with its depot opposite Pinjarra station.[3] In 1986, the station building was destroyed in a fire. A new building was erected in 2007 and today houses the Pinjarra Visitor Centre.[4][5]

The station is today used by Transwa's twice daily Australind service.[6]

References

  1. ^ Arnold, John (1993). Rails to Pinjarra 100. Pinjarra: 100 Planning Committee. p. 4. ISBN 0 646 14228 3.
  2. ^ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 64. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
  3. ^ History of HVTR Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Hotham Valley Railway
  4. ^ Pinjarra station construction heralds new era of rail in Peel Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Minister for the Environment, Climate Change & the Peel Region 24 January 2007
  5. ^ Pinjarra Tourist Radio
  6. ^ Australind Timetable Archived 15 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Transwa

External links

  • Pinjarra Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations gallery
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Transperth services and stations
Transwa services and stations
Australind
  • Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
  • Stations in (brackets) are uncommon stops for the listed service