The first stage of the broad gauge Burra line from a junction at Roseworthy to Forresters (now Tarlee) opened on 3 July 1869.
[1] It extended to Manoora on 21 February 1870, Burra on 29 August 1870,[2] Hallett on 10 March 1878 and Terowie on 14 December 1880.
The current Tarlee railway station was built in 1898 [5] and replaced the original terminus of Forresters.
The station remnants and railway line were included in Aurizon's purchase of One Rail Australia in 2022.
[citation needed] Most of the station and infrastructure still remain today but are in disrepair.