[1][2] The station opened in 1879 as "South Wagga Wagga", after the Main South line was extended from Bomen, 7.5 kilometres (5 miles) to the north,[3] serving as the terminus until the line was extended to Gerogery in 1880.

[7] The station yard had a turntable, a tripod crane and extensive sidings, including to an offsite fuel depot and grain silos, but they were removed to leave only a passing loop and short stand-by loop in use.

[7] The highly significant station building is unique in the New South Wales railway system.

Other buildings, excellent examples of their type, also reflect the importance of the location as a former junction.

[7] This Wikipedia article contains material from Wagga Wagga Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01279 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.