History
A station first opened at Wirragulla on 14 August 1911 and this station featured a proper platform. On 20 October 1975, the station was demolished and replaced with the small wooden platform which exists today, in order to reduce the maintenance costs due to the low patronage at the station. In the late 1990s it was proposed that Wirragulla, along with Allandale and Belford would be closed, as all three stations had extremely low patronage, and there were some safety concerns at these stations. The decision to close these stations was later withdrawn (this explains why Allandale, Belford and Wirragulla are not shown on ticket machines installed in the late 1990s). Allandale and Belford were closed in 2005. Currently there are not any known plans to close Wirragulla. In April 2007 new Hunter Railcars began to service Wirragulla for the first time providing enhanced comfort and security for commuters.
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