[3] There used to be a number of sidings opposite the station which were used to stable trains that ran to and from Bacchus Marsh.

On 4 December 1889, the line further west to Ballan was opened, which completed the direct Melbourne to Ballarat railway.

At the same time, boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the Parwan Road level crossing, located nearby in the down direction,[3] and remote control of the signals at Bank Box crossing loop was provided, with the same being done to the track towards the Parwan Loop in 1987.

[3] In 2005, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, the control of signals was relocated to Ballarat,[8] and the platform was extended eastwards, in order to increase the speed of trains passing through the curve at the western end of the station.

[9] At the 2016/2017 Victorian State Budget, money was allocated for an additional platform and crossing loop, and the relocation of the stabling facilities to nearby Rowsley.

[10][11] Those works were part of the $518 million Regional Rail Revival project along the Ballarat line, which included the duplication of the line between Deer Park West and Melton, and between Warrenheip and Ballarat East, additional crossing loops at Bungaree, and at Ballan (including an extra platform), and stabling facilities at Maddingley.