Old Bunbury railway station

This article is about former Bunbury railway station. For present station, see Bunbury railway station.
Old Bunbury

Old Bunbury station in October 2006
Location Carmody Place, Bunbury
Western Australia
Owned by Western Australian Government Railways
Operated by Westrail
Line(s) South Western
Construction
Structure type Ground
History
Opened 14 November 1894
Closed 28 May 1985
Rebuilt 1905, 1928

The Old Bunbury railway station was the main railway station for Bunbury from 1894 until 1996. It was the terminus for the Australind passenger railway service from Perth.[1] It was replaced in May 1985 by the current Bunbury railway station in Wollaston.

History

The original structure was constructed in the 1880s, the railway was not connected to Perth at that stage. On 14 November 1894, the first station opened as the terminus for the South Western Railway.[2]

A fire in December 1904 destroyed the original wooden station building with a brick replacement opened in 1905.[3][4] In 1928, the station was rebuilt again.[5]

Bus terminal

Bunbury station was the terminus for bus services from regional locations in the south and south west of Western Australia, to connect with the rail service to Perth. As regional railway passenger services declined, and branch lines were closed, railway bus services were put in place to replace the loss of rail access.[6] The former branch lines to Flinders Bay, Nannup, Manjimup and Pemberton were served by WAGR road buses.

Relocation of railway

The last train to use the station departed on 28 May 1985 with a new station opening at Wollaston, four kilometres to the south-east the following day, along with the railway mashalling yard and other railway facilities.[4][7] In the early 1990s the re-location was reviewed and confirmed.[8]

Current use

The station building is still used as a bus station for TransBunbury services, as well as being the Bunbury Visitor Centre.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://wastations.i8.com/SWline/bunbury/Bunbury_Station.html
  2. ↑ "Bunbury Railway Station". The Daily News (Perth: National Library of Australia). 29 May 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "FIRE AT BUNBURY.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 5 December 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Time-line of Key Dates in Bunbury's History Bunbury Historical Society
  5. ↑ "New Railway Station at Bunbury". The Sunday Times (Perth: National Library of Australia). 15 July 1928. p. 1 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "W.A.G.R. Buses Shift 360,000 in a Year". The Sunday Times (Perth: National Library of Australia). 28 August 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Western Australia" Railway Digest August 1985 page 247
  8. ↑ CMPS&F Pty. Ltd; Westrail (1993), Report on Bunbury Passenger Station alternative site location study : Westrail, Westrail, retrieved 14 October 2012
  9. ↑ Old Railway Station Bunbury Top Tourist Parrks

External links

Media related to Old Bunbury railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 33°19′27″S 115°38′19″E / 33.32427°S 115.63849°E