The original structure was constructed in the 1880s; the railway was not connected to Perth at that stage.

On 14 November 1894, the first station opened as the terminus for the South Western Railway.

[1] A fire in December 1904 destroyed the original wooden station building with a brick replacement opened in 1905.

As regional railway passenger services declined, and branch lines were closed, railway bus services were put in place to replace the loss of rail access.

[5] The former branch lines to Flinders Bay, Nannup, Manjimup and Pemberton were served by WAGR road buses.