Wallangarra railway station, Sydney

Wallangarra
Queensland platform (western side), May 2008
Location	Rockwell Street, Wallangarra
Coordinates	28°55′24″S 151°55′55″E / 28.9232°S 151.9319°E / -28.9232; 151.9319
Elevation	2,882 feet (878 m)
Owned by	Queensland Rail
Operated by	Traveltrain
Line(s)	Main Northern (New South Wales) Southern (Queensland)
Distance	792.81 kilometres from Sydney 358.49 kilometres from Brisbane
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Construction
Structure type	Ground
History
Opened	4 February 1887

Wallangarra Railway Station
Location of Wallangarra Railway Station in Queensland
Location	Woodlawn Street, Wallangarra, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	28°55′17″S 151°55′58″E / 28.9213°S 151.9327°E / -28.9213; 151.9327Coordinates: 28°55′17″S 151°55′58″E / 28.9213°S 151.9327°E / -28.9213; 151.9327
Design period	1870s - 1890s (late 19th century)
Built	1887 - 1890s circa
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name: Wallangarra Railway Station and Complex
Type	state heritage (landscape, built)
Designated	28 March 2003
Reference no.	601242
Significant period	1887-1972 (historical)
Significant components	railway siding, office/s, residential accommodation - station master's house/quarters, out building/s, yards - livestock, platform, railway station, furniture/fittings, loading bay/dock, views to

Wallangarra railway station is a heritage-listed railway station at Woodlawn Street, Wallangarra, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1877 along the state border of Queensland and New South Wales It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 March 2003.

Wallangarra railway station was on the only railway route between Sydney and Brisbane and had to handle the break-of-gauge where Queensland Railways' 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Southern line met the New South Wales Government Railways' 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) Main Northern line. Wallangarra was the terminating point for the Sydney Mail, with passengers transferring to the Brisbane Limited for the remainder of the journey to Sydney. In 1930 New South Wales's North Coast line from Sydney to Brisbane as completed; as it used only standard gauge for the whole route, it was a more efficient route than travelling via Wallangarra, leading to the decline of Wallangarra station. However, Wallangarra continued to be served by passenger trains until the services from Brisbane and Sydney were truncated at Toowoomba and Tenterfield respectively on 1 February 1972.

Wallangarra railway station opened on 4 February 1887, when the Queensland Railway's 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Southern line was extended from Stanthorpe to Wallangarra. On 16 January 1888, the New South Wales Government Railways' 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) Main Northern line was extended from Tenterfield to Wallangarra, thereby opening an inter-colonial rail link between Brisbane and Sydney. Because of the break-of-gauge, the Wallangarra railway station was built astride the state border with a single island platform with one building, with the western side for by the narrow gauge line from Queensland and the eastern side by the standard gauge line from New South Wales. Each side of the building sported the awnings and signage of Queensland Railways and New South Wales Railways respectively. Even though the two lines shared a common station at Wallangarra (which sits astride the border), the New South Wales side of the station was initially named Jennings after the town on the New South Wales side of the border but ultimately became known as Wallangarra. Temporary buildings were first erected with the permanent buildings being erected from 1887 to 1890.