[1] Grandchester, originally known as Bigge's Camp, is the western terminus for the first railway in Queensland and the first section of the Main Line to Toowoomba, opened from Ipswich on 31 July 1865.

[1] External linings are rusticated with 265-millimetre (10.4 in) exposed faces and double hung windows without horns having glazing bards.

[1] There is a signal cabin with a 22 lever T-bar machine in the down end of the building, placed out of service presumably in 1988 with the introduction of centralized traffic control (CTC).

[1] Grandchester Railway Complex was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

[1] Grandchester as a place is commonly acknowledged to be an historical railway site of State significance.

[1] The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.

The survival of a station building incorporating quarters is also rare (compare Clifton, Springsure and Pentland).