Pinjarra railway station is located on the South Western Railway in

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. It is located at the town of Pinjarra.

History

Pinjarra station opened on 22 May 1893 as the interim terminus of the South Western Railway from

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. On 22 August 1893, the line was extended to Bunbury. In 1911, Pinjarra became a

junction station ''Junction station'' usually refers to a railway station situated on or close to a junction where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines. At a station with platforms running from left to right, the minimum ...

with the opening of the

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. Today this line is operated as a heritage railway by the

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, with its depot opposite Pinjarra station. In 1986, the station building was destroyed in a fire. A new building was erected in 2007 and today houses the Pinjarra Visitor Centre. The station is today used by

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's twice daily ''

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References

External links

History of Western Australian Railways & Stations gallery {{Public Transport Authority of Western Australia railway stations, Australind=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Western Australia Railway stations in Australia opened in 1893 South Western Railway, Western Australia State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Murray