Geraldton railway station

Geraldton railway station was originally the terminus of Northampton lines in Western Australia. It is located in Geraldton.

Geraldton
Station in July 2007
General information
LocationChapman Road, Geraldton
Coordinates28.766909°S 114.6151°E / -28.766909; 114.6151
Owned byTranswa
Operated byTranswa
Line(s)Kwinana-Geraldton
Northampton
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
Website
Designated15 May 1998
Reference no.1052
History
Opened26 July 1879
Rebuilt1900
1911

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 utilised by Transwa road coach services to Perth.[6] Creative, cultural and health services operate out of adjoining rooms, and a small cafe also operates from this building.

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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