Location Railway Street, York Operated by Westrail Structure type Ground Opened 29 June 1885 Platforms in use 1 | Owned by Westrail Tracks 2 Address York WA 6302, Australia Owner Westrail | |
Distance 161 kilometres from Perth Similar York Motor Museum, York Caravan Park & C, Faversham House, York Visitor Centre, York Motel | ||
York railway station was located on the Eastern Railway in Western Australia. It served the town of York.
History
The station opened on 29 June 1885 as the interim terminus of the Eastern Railway when it was extended from Chidlow's Well. York became a junction station with a line opened south to Beverley on 5 August 1886 to connect with the Great Southern Railway from Albany. The Bruce Rock line opened east to Greenhills on 1 September 1898, being extended to Quairading on 24 April 1908 and Bruce Rock on 28 March 1913. It was cut back to Quairading in the 1990s and closed entirely in October 2013.
When the Eastern Railway was extended to Southern Cross in 1894, it was done so via Northam rather than York even though it was the largest inland town in Western Australia at the time. In 1906, the station was extended. In 1977, it was classified by the National Trust.
The station was served by the Albany Progress until it ceased in December 1978.