In 1896 the Western Australian Government Railways took over this company and the railway route also kept the name.

It was constructed for the Western Australian Government Railways by various private contractors from 1891.

The Western Australian Government Railways later built a parallel line about 50 km further east.

The line was acquired by the Western Australian Government Railways in 1964.

Fremantle was also the location of the first railway workshops for the Western Australian Government Railways.

It was later taken over by the Western Australian Government Railways.

His father had been an electrical engineer in the Western Australian Government Railways.

The Western Australian Government Railways took over the railway operation.

Until the 1970s, it was served by a narrow gauge line on the Western Australian Government Railways.

The Western Australian Government Railways had two isolated branches: