Katanning Station, 9th
of
January 2003
Built : June 1889
Original Name :
Station History : Katanning Station was one of the original stations along the Great Southern Railway. The orginal Katanning Station may actually be the Station that was later used at Kendenup (I'm not sure of this), which is north of Mount Barker.
In 1978 the last passenger service ran from Perth to Albany along the line and since then, many of the Stations along the line have not been ooked after and are now in a state of disrepair. Katanning Station has been refurbished, and restored as part of the work for the dole scheme.
Evidence of this work is the platform had been re-surfaced and the white picket fence which blocked access to the track side of the platform is gone, plus some work on the station buildings roof has been carried out.
Katanning once boasted four track leading out of town, one to Wagin, Albany, Pingrup and Donnybrook, the latter was closed in 1982, due to flood damage. The branch to Pingrup was cut back to Nyabing in the 1950's and today is still in place to Nyabing, but hasn't seen any rail traffic since around 2005 or 2006. This Branch was unofficially closed by Westnet Rail in June 2009, along with the Gnowangerup, Quairading and Trayning Branches, but all were unofficially reinstated days later by Westnet, after talks with the WA Government.
Katanning Station, February 1983
Thanks to Simon Barber for he's photo of Katanning Station.
Katanning Station Yard, 3rd of February 1969
Thanks to Roderick Smith for
he's photo of Katanning Station
Katanning Loco Depot, 1953.
Thanks to Alan Reynolds for the
use
of this photo for my website.
Katanning Station, 9th of January 2003 (left) and the same angle on the, 5th of September 2004 (right)
Katanning Station, 9th of January 2003
Katanning Station, 10th of August 2003 (left and the southern end of Katanning Station, on the 9th of January 2003 (right)
Katanning Yard, looking north, 16th of April 2009
Northern end of Katanning Yard, During the HVTR, GSR Wizards Express Visit, 10th of August 2003
Southern end of Katanning Yard, During the HVTR, GSR Wizards Express Visit, 10th of August 2003
Northern end of Katanning Yard, During the HVTR, GSR Wizards Express Visit, 10th of August 2003
Northern end of Katanning Yard, During the HVTR, GSR Wizards Express Visit, 10th of August 2003
Former Fuel and or Wool sidings, south of Katanning Station, 16th of April 2009
Former Fuel and or Works Depot sidings, south of Katanning Station, 16th of April 2009
Former Fuel Sidings and the Wool Store Shed, south of Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
Former Fuel and or Livestock Sidings, with the CBH facility, south of Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
The track and points leading to the CBH sidings, south of Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
To the East of the CBH facility is the Katanning Sale Yard and an old platform
is located next to the yards, south of Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
The CBH sidings, south of Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
The CBH sidings, south of Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
The southern (left) points for the traingle, plus the northern leg of the triangle (right), south Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
The Southern leg of the triangle, south Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
The Nyabing Line leading to the eastern points of the triangle, south of Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
The northern leg of the traingle (left) and the southern leg of the triangle,
with the western leg (main line) on the far left (right), south Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
A railway shed at the southern points of the triangle (left) plus the network of
tracks leading north to the southern end of Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
The main line (GSR Line) leading south to Albany and on the righ hand side of the track, the bed for the former cross
country line to Donnybrook via Kojonup and Boyup Brook (left) and here showing an old rail bridge used by the
cross country line, before it veered to the right, south of Katanning Station, 8th of July 2009
The Nyabing Branch leading east to Nyabing, just before the Station limits, 8th of July 2009