Yallah railway station

Yallah railway station was a regional railway station located on the South Coast line, serving the Wollongong suburb of Yallah. After closure, the station building was transferred to the Illawarra Light Railway Museum in Albion Park Rail.

History

The contract for the construction of railway line from North Clifton to Yallah was let to Proudfoot & Logan on 20 October 1883, and covered around. The construction of railway line between Yallah and North Kiama was let to Monie & Co., which covered around and was completed in 1885.
The first station to open on the site of Yallah was a temporary platform called Marshall Mount, opened on 21 June 1887. This platform was operated by a contractor, in order to provide a limited service for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Day.
Yallah station was opened in 1887 as Albion Park, initially as a stopping place for trains but without a platform. The station was renamed Yallah in December 1888 in conjunction with the renaming of the nearby Oak Flats railway station. The physical station platform and building were opened in June 1890.
A siding serving the Tallawarra Power Station was constructed nearby, and branched from the South Coast line immediately south of the station.
The station closed to passenger services in 1974 and the platform was demolished. In 1976, the station building was bought by the Illawarra Light Railway Museum from the Public Transport Commission for $20 and on 8 May 1976, the building was transferred to the museum and restored to be used as the museum's main station building and booking office. The station building was once again restored in 2007.