Another line opened south to Beverley on 5 August 1886 and ultimately Albany via the Great Southern Railway.

Once the line from Bruce Rock to Merredin was opened in December 1913, a through service was introduced.

In October 1990, the haulage of superphosphate ceased, with the line exclusively used by grain trains.

[11] In 2021, it was estimated that it would cost A$110.9 million to upgrade the York to Quairading section of the railway line to reopen it.

[13] Media related to York to Bruce Rock railway line at Wikimedia Commons