The railway station and associated yards were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

Its steep gable roofs, symmetry and Gothic inspiration make it an architecturally interesting and unique station building.

The vista both to and from the building forms an integral part of the townscape and is included in the heritage listing.

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

[1] The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

[1] This Wikipedia article was originally based on Young Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01294 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 16 May 2018.