ðə stˈeɪʃən ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn æz "sˈaʊθ wˈæɡə wˈæɡə", ˈæftɚ ðə mˈeɪn sˈaʊθ lˈaɪn wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd fɹʌm bˈoʊmɛn,  tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ, sˈɜːvɪŋ æz ðə tˈɜːmɪnəs ʌntˈɪl ðə lˈaɪn wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tə dʒˈɛɹədʒˌɛɹi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
The station opened in 1879 as "South Wagga Wagga", after the Main South line was extended from Bomen,  to the north, serving as the terminus until the line was extended to Gerogery in 1880.