[4] The Kalgoorlie-Menzies Railway Act 1896, an act by the Parliament of Western Australia assented to on 27 October 1896, authorised the construction of the railway line from Kalgoorlie to Menzies.

[8] The branch railway's construction was awarded to J. Timms & Co on 29 June 1903 and the line was opened on 1 February 1905.

[11] The railway line is now leased to Arc Infrastructure and has been primarily used to transport nickel to the port of Esperance.

It reaches its lowest point of 338.9 metres (1,112 ft) at the 22.3-kilometre (13.9 mi) mark, south of Broad Arrow, and its highest point of 465.7 metres (1,528 ft) at the 181-kilometre (112 mi) mark, south of Kookynie.

[16] In the Shire of Menzies, a number of items are on the Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places.