Meckering Station, 7th of December 2007
Originally
Opened : c1893 (Narrow
Gauge)
Original Name : Meckering
Station History : The original Meckering Station, was constructed around the time of the opening of the first section of the Eastern Goildfields Railway in
1893. It was located in the original town centre of Meckering, which doesn't exsist today, due to the Earthquake that destroyed Meckering in 1968, also
due to constant flooding of Meckering's town centre, the town was eventually moved to it's present position on the right hand side of the Great Eastern
HWY, heading from Northam towards Merredin. The original station, remained in use, until 1970, however in 1966, the standard gauge line had already
been constructed through the outskirts of town and a new station was in operation, this had made the old station redundant. So it was sometime around
1970 that the original station was demolished, however, you can still see where the platform of the original station was, as you cross the railway line, at
the site of the original town centre. Meckering's second station was located around 1km from the town, at the Meckering CBH, wheat silo's sidings. It was the
same design structure as Cunderdin's station, Tammin's 1960's to 1990's station and Kellerberrin's 1960's to 1990's station, with the simple red brick building.
On the 1st of December 2007, the new station, with a high level platform was officially opened.
Original Name : Meckering
Station History : The original Meckering Station, was constructed around the time of the opening of the first section of the Eastern Goildfields Railway in
1893. It was located in the original town centre of Meckering, which doesn't exsist today, due to the Earthquake that destroyed Meckering in 1968, also
due to constant flooding of Meckering's town centre, the town was eventually moved to it's present position on the right hand side of the Great Eastern
HWY, heading from Northam towards Merredin. The original station, remained in use, until 1970, however in 1966, the standard gauge line had already
been constructed through the outskirts of town and a new station was in operation, this had made the old station redundant. So it was sometime around
1970 that the original station was demolished, however, you can still see where the platform of the original station was, as you cross the railway line, at
the site of the original town centre. Meckering's second station was located around 1km from the town, at the Meckering CBH, wheat silo's sidings. It was the
same design structure as Cunderdin's station, Tammin's 1960's to 1990's station and Kellerberrin's 1960's to 1990's station, with the simple red brick building.
On the 1st of December 2007, the new station, with a high level platform was officially opened.
Meckering's original SG Station, 12th of September 2003
Meckering's NG Station, November 1970 (Courtesy of the Battye Library)
Meckering NG Station's Remnants, 15th of July, 2002
Old wooden station name board (left) and track damaged from the 1960's earthquake (right), 12th of July 2007
Meckering Station, 7th of December 2007
Meckering Station, 11th of November 2007
Meckering Station, 11th of November 2007
Meckering Station, 7th of December 2007
Thanks
to Evan Jasper, for his photos of Meckering Station.
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