Old Bunbury railway station

{{Short description|Former railway station in Bunbury, Western Australia}}

{{About|the former Bunbury railway station|the present station|Bunbury railway station}}

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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 Bunbury Terminal in East Bunbury.

History

The original structure was constructed in the 1880s; the railway was not connected to Perth at that stage. On 14 November 1894, the first station opened as the terminus for the South Western Railway.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77278154 |title=Bunbury Railway Station |newspaper=The Daily News |location=Perth |date=29 May 1894 |accessdate=14 October 2012 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

A fire in December 1904 destroyed the original wooden station building with a brick replacement opened in 1905.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25368576 |title=FIRE AT BUNBURY. |newspaper=The West Australian |location=Perth |date=5 December 1904 |accessdate=14 October 2012 |page=7 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20130409105231/http://bunburyhistoricalsociety.com.au/files/2013/04/BUNBURY-TIME-LINE.pdf Time-line of Key Dates in Bunbury's History] Bunbury Historical Society In 1928, the station was rebuilt again.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58358876 |title=New Railway Station at Bunbury |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=Perth |date=15 July 1928 |accessdate=14 October 2012 |page=1 Section: Second Section |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

Bus terminal

Bunbury station was the terminus for bus services from regional locations in the south and south west of Western Australia, to connect with the rail service to Perth. As regional railway passenger services declined, and branch lines were closed, railway bus services were put in place to replace the loss of rail access.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59494145 |title=W.A.G.R. Buses Shift 360,000 in a Year|newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=Perth |date=28 August 1949 |accessdate=14 October 2012 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} The former branch lines to Flinders Bay, Nannup, Manjimup and Pemberton were served by WAGR road buses.

Relocation of railway

The last train to use the station departed on 28 May 1985 with a new station opening at East Bunbury, {{convert|4|km|mi}} to the south-east the following day, along with the railway marshalling yard and other railway facilities."Western Australia" Railway Digest August 1985 page 247 In the early 1990s the re-location was reviewed and confirmed.{{Citation | author1=CMPS&F Pty. Ltd | author2=Westrail | title=Report on Bunbury Passenger Station alternative site location study : Westrail | publication-date=1993 | publisher=Westrail | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/7575897 | accessdate=14 October 2012 }}

Current use

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The station building is still used as a bus station which serves as the main terminus for TransBunbury bus services to surrounding suburbs, as well as being the Bunbury Visitor Centre.[http://www.toptouristparks.com.au/magazine/events/9033403-old-railway-station-bunbury Old Railway Station Bunbury] Top Tourist Parrks

=Bus Routes=

The following public bus routes service the bus station:

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colspan="6" style="color:white; background:#0078AE;" | [72029] Stand 1

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 825

| Dolphin Discovery Centre

| Koombana Drive

| style="text-align:center;" |

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 826 ‡

| Bunbury Passenger Terminal

| Blair Street and Sandridge Road

| style="text-align:center;" |

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 830

| College Grove

| Holywell Street, Timperley Road, Bunbury Health Campus and Somerville Drive

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |url=http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/AA_DOCUMENTS/Our_services/Transregional%20timetables%20and%20fares/Bunbury%20changes%20-%20effective%2016%20October%202016/Bunbury%20Timetable%202%20-%20effective%208th%20Oct%202017.pdf?ver=2017-09-21-084645-657 |date=8 October 2017 |title=Bunbury Bus Timetable 2 |website=www.pta.wa.gov.au |publisher=Public Transport Authority of Western Australia |accessdate=11 June 2018}}

colspan="6" style="color:white; background:#0078AE;" | [72030] Stand 2

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 828

| Bunbury Health Campus

| Yorla Road and Armanta Drive

| style="text-align:center;" |

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 829

| Bunbury Health Campus

| Frankel Street and Hamersley Drive

| style="text-align:center;" |

colspan="6" style="color:white; background:#0078AE;" | [72031] Stand 3

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 827 ‡

| Glen Iris

| Herbert Road, Austral Parade, Bunbury Forum, Bunbury Passenger Terminal, Orchid Drive and Ince Road

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |url=http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/AA_DOCUMENTS/Our_services/Transregional%20timetables%20and%20fares/Bunbury%20changes%20-%20effective%2016%20October%202016/Bunbury%20Timetable%201%20-%20effective%208th%20Oct%202017.pdf?ver=2017-09-21-084645-657 |date=8 October 2017 |title=Bunbury Bus Timetable 1 |website=www.pta.wa.gov.au |publisher=Public Transport Authority of Western Australia |accessdate=11 June 2018}}

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 845

| Australind (Kingston Drive)

| Blair Street, Australind Bypass, Eaton Fair Shopping Centre, Eaton Drive, The Boulevard, Treendale and Leisure Drive

| style="text-align:center;" |

colspan="6" style="color:white; background:#0078AE;" | [72032] Stand 4

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 844

| Eaton/Millbridge (Millbridge Boulevard)

| Blair Street, Hale Street, Eaton Fair Shopping Centre, Lusitano Avenue and Millbridge Boulevard

| style="text-align:center;" |

colspan="6" style="color:white; background:#0078AE;" | [72033] Stand 5

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 841

| Australind (Travers Drive)

| Blair Street, Clifton Park, Old Coast Road and Garfield Drive

| style="text-align:center;" |

colspan="6" style="color:white; background:#0078AE;" | [72034] Stand 6

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 843

| Dalyellup

| Minninup Road, Minninup Forum, Hornibrook Road and Gutmann Parkway

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |url=http://www.pta.wa.gov.au/Portals/15/AA_DOCUMENTS/Our_services/Transregional%20timetables%20and%20fares/Bunbury%20changes%20-%20effective%2016%20October%202016/Bunbury%20Timetable%203%20-%20effective%208th%20Oct%202017.pdf?ver=2017-09-21-084644-717 |date=8 October 2017 |title=Bunbury Bus Timetable 3 |website=www.pta.wa.gov.au |publisher=Public Transport Authority of Western Australia |accessdate=11 June 2018}}

colspan="6" style="color:white; background:#0078AE;" | [72035] Stand 7

style="background:#0078AE;" |

| style="background:#3D8F78;" |

| style="background:#DBEBDC;" | 832

| Bunbury Health Campus

| Mangles Street, Ocean Drive, Minninup Forum, Withers and Usher

| style="text-align:center;" |

colspan="6" style="color:white; background:#0078AE;" | [72036] Stand 8