The Bungendore building, as well as those at Tarago and Queanbeyan, reflect either a large urban population or, more likely, very powerful or influential residents exercising strong political pressure on the NSW government.
[1] Major additions and changes to the railway precinct/yard at Bungendore included the installation of a 12-ton cart weighbridge in 1891 (removed at an unknown date), a carriage shelter shed/engine shed in 1902 (relocated to Coffs Harbour in 1918), and loading bank in 1909.
[4] The southern fork of the triangle at Bungendore, as part of the line to Captains Flat, was removed in 1972 and the precinct ceased to be used for goods traffic in 1989.
[1] Bungendore station was used in the filming of The Year My Voice Broke and the Mick Jagger version of Ned Kelly.
Bungendore is served by three daily NSW TrainLink Xplorer services in each direction operating between Sydney and Canberra.
[1] The goods shed is a large rectangular structure with a gabled roof clad in corrugated iron extending to form awnings on either side of the building.
The extant railway buildings and structures at Bungendore, particularly the station building and goods shed, are important elements within the wider townscape of Bungendore and are good representative examples of a series of similar items located on the Main Southern Line and the Bombala Line.
[1] Bungendore railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.
The place includes several structures dating from the opening of the line at Bungendore in 1885 and demonstrates the layout of a typical late 19th century railway station and yard.
[1] The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.
[1] The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales.
[1] This Wikipedia article contains material from Bungendore Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01105 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.