[1] It became a junction with the opening of the Hamley Bridge-Balaklava railway on 15 January 1880.

The foundation stone of the bridge was laid by Lady Edith Hamley, wife of Lt.-Col. Francis Gilbert Hamley, who was then the Governor of South Australia, on 25 July 1868.

This problem was solved when the line to Balaklava (later extended to Gladstone) was converted to broad gauge in 1927.

Regular passenger services ceased in December 1986 but some special train tours used the station up until 2004.

The station remnants and railway line were included in Aurizon's purchase of One Rail Australia in 2022.