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This article refers to the Old Bunbury railway station - for the current station see:- Wollaston, Western Australia
Bunbury railway station platform with Australind carriaies in 1970s

The Bunbury railway station was a major railway station for Bunbury from 1894 to 1996, and it was the terminus for the Australind passenger railway service from Perth. The building is now known as the Old Bunbury railway station and the railway has been located some distance to the east.[1]

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History

The original structure was constructed in the 1880s (the railway was not connected to Perth at that stage). It was in 1894 that a new building was made as Bunbury had became terminus for the South Western Railway [2]

A fire in 1904 destroyed the station buildings of the time [3]

In 1928, another reconstruction of the station occurred [4]

Railway platform and station from the east in 1970s
Front of station with buses 1970s

Bus terminal

It was the terminus for bus services from country 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.[5] The former branch lines to Flinders Bay, Nannup, Manjimup, and Pemberton were served by WAGR road buses.

Relocation of railway

In the early 1990s the location was reviewed,[6] along with the railway mashalling yard and other railway facilities, and by 1996 the new passenger terminal was located at Wollaston.

Current usage

The station building is still used a bus station, as well as being the Bunbury Visitor Centre [7][8]

Station building with buses adjacent, 2006

Notes

  1. ^ http://wastations.i8.com/SWline/bunbury/Bunbury_Station.html
  2. ^ "BUNBURY RAILWAY STATION.". The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 29 May 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ^ "FIRE AT BUNBURY.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 5 December 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. ^ "NEW RAILWAY STATION AT BUNBURY.". Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 15 July 1928. p. 1 Section: Second Section. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. ^ "W.A.G.R. BUSES SHIFT 360,000 IN A YEAR.". Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 28 August 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  6. ^ CMPS&F Pty. Ltd; Westrail (1993), Report on Bunbury Passenger Station alternative site location study : Westrail, Westrail, retrieved 14 October 2012
  7. ^ http://www.toptouristparks.com.au/magazine/events/9033403-old-railway-station-bunbury
  8. ^ http://www.gps-data-team.info/whereis/Bunbury_Visitor_Centre