[2][3][4] The construction contract for the Joppa Junction to Bungendore section was awarded to W S Topham & J Angus (tramway contractors) on 3 October 1882.

The Tarago building, as well as those at Bungendore and Queanbeyan, reflect either large urban populations or, more likely, very powerful or influential residents in the region exercising strong political pressure on governments.

[1][6] Tarago was closed to goods traffic in c. 1989 but remains a stopover for passenger trains on the Canberra to Sydney XPT service.

[1] Tarago is served by three daily NSW TrainLink Xplorer services in each direction operating between Sydney and Canberra.

[1] The goods shed is a large rectangular structure with a gabled roof clad in corrugated iron extending to form awnings on either side of the building.

[1] Tarago railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

The site has historic significance through its ability to demonstrate the late 19th Century development of the NSW railways.

The site includes several items dating from the opening of the line at Tarago in 1884 and demonstrates the layout of a late 19th Century railway precinct.

[1] The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.

[1] The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales.

[1] This Wikipedia article contains material from Tarago Railway Station group, entry number 01262 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.