Pinjarra railway station is located on the South Western Railway in Western Australia. It is located at the town of Pinjarra.
Pinjarra  | |||||||||||
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 Pinjarra railway station building in 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | South Western Highway, Pinjarra Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°37′41″S 115°52′49″E / 32.62818°S 115.88027°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Public Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Transwa | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | South Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 86 kilometres (53 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 May 1893 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2007 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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| Official name | Pinjarra Railway Yards | ||||||||||
| Type | State Registered Place | ||||||||||
| Designated | 12 May 2000 | ||||||||||
| Reference no. | 3097 | ||||||||||
History
editPinjarra 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 the early 1900s the station had an island platform and pedestrian bridge as part of the station layout.[3][4] In 1911, Pinjarra became a junction station with the opening of the Pinjarra to Narrogin railway.
For a period of time operations of the Hotham Valley Railway, extended to its depot opposite the Pinjarra station.[5][6] Following the cessation of mainline activity by the Hotham Valley Railway, the station and yard are separate from the railway which terminates at Isandra Siding.
In 1986, the station building was destroyed in a fire. A new building was erected in 2007 and housed the Pinjarra Visitor Centre.[7][8] The station was used by Transwa's twice daily Australind service.[9] It is currently suspended due to works in Metropolitan Perth South West railway upgrading.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ HRRC (1907), Pinjarra railway station, retrieved 23 July 2024
- ^ HRRC (1920), The Prince of Wales meets returned servicemen at Pinjarra Railway Station, July 1920, retrieved 23 July 2024
- ^ "History of the HVTR". Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Hotham Valley Railway
- ^ 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
- ^ Pinjarra Tourist Radio
- ^ Australind Timetable Archived 15 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Transwa
External links
edit- Pinjarra Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations gallery