Wagin Railway Station

Statement of Significance

The building has aesthetic value for its strong sculptural form and bold but balanced composition enhanced by the nicely detailed wall brackets. The place is a landmark in thetownscape of Wagin.
The Railway Station has historic value for its important associations with the development of the State's railway system and the vital role it plays and played in the settlement and development of Wagin.
The building is representative of railway structures common to rural towns with its continuous platform roof supported by timber struts.

Physical Description

The railway station replaoed an earlier station that was relocated.
The simple building is rectangular. The brick walls are laid in english bond and are built on a rendered plinth. The main feature of the building is its prominent roof that extends to cover an encircling verandah. The verandah roof is suoported by timber struts with decorative brackets. The roof has vented gablets and brick chimneys with rendered tops.
The ouilding mass is broken by a open passage that links the east and west platforms. The roof spans the length of the building and is supported over the passage by four stop-chamfered timber columns with capitals.
The walls have double-hung sash windows with rendered sills. The doors have large fanlights with clear panes, some panes are textured.
The interior has timber floorboards throughout, now covered with linoleum.
Openings on the north-west and north-east corners have been bricked-up.

History

The last section of the Great Southern Railway line was completed on 14 February 1889, and officially opened for traffic in June by the then premier Sir John Forrest. Also present was the state engineer C. Y. O'Connor.
The stopping place was at first called Wagin Lake but was shortened to Wagin.
in 1905, 948 tons of produce was forwarded from the Wagin stop.1
The bridge across the railway yard was built in 1910. The old weatherboard station buildings which were there in 1906, were later moved to Dumbleyung road and used as a residence.2
The present brick railway station was completed on 25 April 1911.3 At the northern entrance to the yard is the ground signal frame - the last one in use by Westrail.

Integrity/Authenticity

INTEGRITY: High
AUTHENTICITY: High

Condition

Good

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