It was designed by the Office of the Chief Engineer of Queensland Rail and built and opened in 1891 by Fitzwilliam Williams.

In 1895 the Widgee Divisional Board received a petition from local ratepayers pointing out that a railway siding was being built near their selections and urging construction of a road to connect Yandina Road with the new railway siding.

[2] The local community had originally suggested the name ‘Cooroora’ after the nearby mountain in preference to Pinbarren.

Given the similarity of ‘Cooroora’ to other railway stations already opened on the North Coast Line, (Cooran and Cooroy) the name was rejected.

The local community suggested ‘Pomona’, a reference to the Roman goddess of fruit and plenty.

A new station opened in March 2020 as part of a $7 million dollar upgrade and includes a distinctive Indigenous motif artwork.

The new platform is higher, level with the floor of trains, and includes full access for people with a disability.

[5] In 1959 Diesel Electric Locomotive 1250 drew the Royal train with Princess Alexandra on board from Gympie to Nambour.

The Princess appeared only at Cooroy on the carriage platforms there were complaints from people waiting at Pomona, that they were unable to see her as the train passed through.