Pinjarra railway station
Pinjarra railway station is located on the South Western Railway in Western Australia. It is located at the town of Pinjarra.
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 Pinjarra railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | South Western Highway, Pinjarra | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32.62818°S 115.88027°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Transwa | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | South Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 86 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 May 1893 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2007 | ||||||||||
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| Official name | Pinjarra Railway Yards | ||||||||||
| Type | State Registered Place | ||||||||||
| Designated | 12 May 2000 | ||||||||||
| Reference no. | 3097 | ||||||||||
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
- Arnold, John (1993). Rails to Pinjarra 100. Pinjarra: 100 Planning Committee. p. 4. ISBN 0 646 14228 3.
- Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 64. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
- History of HVTR Hotham Valley Railway
- Pinjarra station construction heralds new era of rail in Peel Minister for the Environment, Climate Change & the Peel Region 24 January 2007
- Pinjarra Tourist Radio
- Australind Timetable Transwa
External links
- Pinjarra Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations gallery
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