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Albany railway station is a railway station in
Albany, Western Australia Albany ( ; ) 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 part of King G ...
.


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 state owned operator of railways 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 respon ...
services, from 1961 until the end of the running of the ''
Albany Progress The ''Albany Progress'' was an overnight passenger train operated by the Western Australian Government Railways between Perth and Albany via the Eastern and Great Southern lines from May 1961 until December 1978. History The ''Albany Progre ...
'' in 1978. It is often included in pictures of Stirling Terrace and of the jetties and facilities of the Port of Albany. 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 between Perth and the ...
bus terminal.


See also

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Old Bunbury railway station The Old Bunbury railway station was the main railway station for Bunbury, Western Australia 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 Bunbu ...


Notes

{{reflist, 30em Disused railway stations in Western Australia State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Albany Heritage places in Albany, Western Australia