ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, wˈæɡə wˈæɡə bɪkˌeɪm ɐ dʒˈʌŋkʃən stˈeɪʃən wɛn ðə tˌʌmbɑːɹɹˈʌmbə lˈaɪn ˈoʊpənd æz fˈɑːɹ æz hjˈuːmjʊlə; tˌʌmbɑːɹɹˈʌmbə wʌz ɹˈiːtʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
In 1917, Wagga Wagga became a junction station when the Tumbarumba line opened as far as Humula; Tumbarumba was reached in 1921.