[2] The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton.

[3] A goods platform was requested by the residents of the town in 1903, and was later built.

[5] The station was rebuilt with a brick station building when CTC was installed on this section of the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line.

In May 1999, the station closed when The Overland, then operated by Great Southern Rail began operating on a new timetable that skipped multiple stations including Coonalpyn.

[7] The Viterra owned grain silos in Coonalpyn are no longer served by rail, but are still used by trucks.