Midland Junction Railway Station

The team at Real Estate Plus call me the walking book of Midland as I enjoy researching into Midland’s rich history. This week I am going to discuss the Midland Junction Railway Station.

The second Midland Junction Railway Station was built in 1898 to replace the first station which was located on what is now the embankment next to Woodbridge Station. The station was located on Railway Parade and at one point was a major arrival and departure point for all rail services within WA besides the South West to Bunbury. The station comprised of a main weatherboard building, two signal boxes located either end of the station, several platforms and a pedestrian footbridge that connect the Midland WA Government Railways Workshops with the station and the Midland town centre.
Across the road was a taxi service and rank, Wilkins Coffee Palace and the Helena Vale/Stockman Hotel so as soon as you stepped off the train and out of the station your service options were right in front of you. The station closed in 1968 once the existing Midland Terminal was opened and the building and signal boxes demolished.

The platform remained in use until 1971 as a stop for Workshops employee rail services.
Sadly, all that remains of the station today is an old platform that is used for car parking and as a vantage point for photographers of modern day railway.

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