A regular weekly stage was in operation by the 1840s and took six days to travel from Sydney to Wellington. 

The first official train of three sleeping cars and one other carriage bringing the official party arrived on June 1, 1880. Around 4000 people greeted the train.

A large procession was held from the station to a vacant paddock opposite the Court House where a bullock donated by John Gardiner had been killed, cooked on a spit and a feast was held.

For about 45 years the Wellington Railway Station was the largest and most important railway centre west of Bathurst.

Plans were drawn up to build a goods warehouse, a station master’s house, a 50 foot turntable, engine driver’s quarters and porters’ cottages, a coal stage and a large refreshment room.

Parliament granted funds to build 1880 to 1901 with further improvements carried out in the following years.

In later years few men remained to work the local pick-up goods trains and to carry out shunting. By 1940 two enginemen remained – a driver Harry Hollier and fireman Bill Harding who were based at Wellington with Syd Seach.

In 1908 the rate of pay for a 17-year-old call boy was 2/6 per day, fitters were paid 12/8 per day and top drivers earned 15 to 16 shillings.

During this time there were 20 drivers, 20 firemen, 20 cleaners and three shifts of shed firemen. 

Wellington is now served by the daily XPT train, as well as some goods trains which pass through or load grain from the silos.