Yalgoo Railway Station Yalgoo, Western Australia, Australia
By pood on 04-Oct-20. Waypoint GA18592

Yalgoo Railway Station

The former Railway Station has historic significance for its association with the railway line which was of great importance to the town of Yalgoo and the surrounding district, first for transport linked with the mining industry and later for wool.

The Station building continues to fulfil an important social role today as a community and sporting complex.

In addition, the Station has aesthetic significance as a bold yet balanced composition with a strong sculptural form.

Further, the place has a degree of rarity value as it along with the Cue Railway Station are the only remaining stations on the Mullewa-Meekatharra line.

The Yalgoo Railway Station is typical of the architectural style of the time, with thick stone walls to keep the building cool and wide verandahs to protect railway patrons from the sun.

The stone walls have been rendered and painted cream.

The building has a dutch gable roof with a roof gable over the doorway to emphasise the main entrance.

The floors are wooden and there is a covered platform on the south side facing the railway line.

The platform verandah stretches the full length of the front facade.

Radiating struts from the verandah posts support the lean-to verandah roof.

The Railway Station Precinct also included a Station Master's House, a railway worker's house, railway barracks, two railway dams, a railway water tank and several pepper trees. Originally the precinct also included a Railway Goods Shed which has been relocated to the rear of the present Shire Office for use as a machinery shed. 

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