Geraldton railway station

Geraldton

Station in July 2007
Location Chapman Road, Geraldton
Coordinates 28°46′01″S 114°36′54″E / 28.766909°S 114.6151°E / -28.766909; 114.6151Coordinates: 28°46′01″S 114°36′54″E / 28.766909°S 114.6151°E / -28.766909; 114.6151
Owned by Transwa
Operated by Transwa
Line(s) Kwinana-Geraldton
Northampton
Platforms 1
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Closed
History
Opened 26 July 1879
Rebuilt 1900
1911

Geraldton railway station was located on the Kwinana-Geraldton and Northampton lines in Western Australia. It serves the city of Geraldton.

History

On 26 July 1879, the original Geraldton station opened as part of the Northampton line. It was the first government railway station in Western Australia. With the discovery of gold in the Murchison River, a new station was built off Durlacher Street. On 8 August 1900, it became the Geraldton Mechanic’s Institute Library, with a second storey added in 1908. In 1975, the library was shifted to a new location and in 1979 the building was handed over to the WA Museum. When the WA Museum relocated to its new premises in 2000, the old station building lay vacant until restored in 2014 as the City of Greater Geraldton Visitor Centre.[1][2][3]

In 1911, a third station opened, with the second relocated to become the District Engineers Office.[4][5]

The station is today served by Transwa road coach services to Perth.[6]

References

  1. ↑ History of the Original Railway Station Visit Geraldton
  2. ↑ The story of Geraldton's old railway station ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt 17 April 2012
  3. ↑ Original Railway Station - Geraldton Department of Regional Development
  4. ↑ Geraldton Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations
  5. ↑ Ward, Andrew (1982). Railway Stations of Australia. MacMillan Company of Australia. pp. 72–73. ISBN 0 333 33853 7.
  6. ↑ Timetables Transwa

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