Albany railway station is a railway station in
Albany, Western Australia
Albany ( ; nys, Kinjarling) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a ...
.
History and overview
It was constructed in 1888 by the Great Southern Land Company.
It was a passenger railway station on the
Western Australian Government Railways
Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) was the operator of railway services in the state of Western Australia between October 1890 and June 2003. Owned by the state government, it was renamed a number of times to reflect extra responsi ...
services, from 1961 until the end of the running of the ''
Albany Progress'' in 1978.
It is often included in pictures of
Stirling Terrace and of the jetties and facilities of the
Port of Albany
The Port of Albany is located within Princess Royal Harbour in King George Sound on the south coast of Western Australia, in the Great Southern region.
Location
The port is located on the northern shore of Princess Royal Harbour, a natural ...
.
Following reduction in rail services, various proposals were investigated, and the railway station precinct was assessed for heritage status.
The station is both a heritage listed structure, and it was a tourist information centre and
Transwa
Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 240 destinations, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south west to Esperance in the south east.
The Transwa system provides transport to the major regional ...
bus terminal.
See also
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Old Bunbury railway station
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. It was replaced in May 1985 by the current Bunbury Terminal in Eas ...
Notes
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Disused railway stations in Western Australia
State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Albany
Heritage places in Albany, Western Australia