The Collie region and town site is located in the South West of Western Australia.
The Collie Railway Station Museum, cafe` and model railway is
Located at 86 Throssell St Collie WA 6225.
The Collie Railway Station is run solely by unpaid volunteers.
Open Fridays & Saturdays - 10.00am to 2.30pm.
For bookings contact 0457 912 296 and leave a message or contact us via facebook messenger.
(Please Note: a minimum notice of 72 hours is required for group bookings of 6 people or more, to ensure we have our unpaid volunteers available and a set selected menu provided).
NOTE: Our upcoming AGM has been set for Saturday 3rd August, 2.30pm at the Railway Station.
With a history steeped in timber milling and coal mining, rail transport is an important feature of Collie's heritage and still plays an important role today.
In keeping with this heritage, one of the major aims of The Collie Railway Station Group was to rebuild the Collie town site railway station that was demolished in 1977.
We will also pursue associated and other projects in an effort to promote the tourism potential and the traditional heritage of the town.
The Collie Railway Station Group was formed on 11/05/99 in response
to community demands for the rebuilding of the railway station which had
been demolished in 1977. The group was incorporated in August 1999. The rebuild was completed by 24 April 2004.
The Collie Railway Station is solely run by unpaid Volunteers in the Museum and Cafe` sections of the station.
Prior to the formation of the Collie Railway Station
Group, the first project undertaken in the Collie town centre for many
years was the renovation of the 100 year old railways goods shed. The
shed was designed by C.Y. O'Connor. The renovations commenced in 1996.
This left the overhead railway bridge to be renovated and the railway
station to be rebuilt. The goods sheds and the overhead railway bridge
are both heritage listed buildings.
As the railway station will
have to be a new building and hence in a different category from the
existing heritage listed buildings a new group was formed to undertake
this new project. Many fund raising activities have followed with much
success. These successes are attributable to the dedicated efforts of
organisers, volunteer members, many local business supporters and the
Collie community.
We were proud to be part of the WA Driver Reviver and Coffee Stop Program each year, through WALGA. (www.walga.asn.au).
We provided this service until the end of 2023 when the Collie Shire council voted to remove the "Free Coffee for Driver" sign for our Station.
