The original railway station at Rushworth was located where the Country Fire Authority (CFA) station now stands on Murchison Rd, on the south side of the railway yards.

It was built just prior to the opening of the Rushworth to Murchison East railway line in 1890.

At the time, the station housed a main office, passenger waiting room and toilet, ticket office and goods storeroom. In the late 1920s and early 1930s it was one of the busiest stations on the line, with hundreds of passengers passing through on many days.

When passenger services ceased on the line in 1956, little use remained for the railway station. From that time onwards, the line was used for goods only, primarily grain, and the goods shed became the hub of activity.

The station was demolished in 1967 and two steel grain silos were erected in its place, adjacent to the original passenger platform. The silos were later removed to make way for the present-day fire station which opened in October 2013.

An impressive amount of former rail infrastructure still exists, despite the rail line being closed in 1987. The goods shed and platform are still in place, while a significant amount of trackwork in the former yard also remains.

The remnants of the old train engine turntable can still be seen to the east of the CFA Station area. The turntable was used to turn locomotives in the opposite direction for return journeys, forming a crucial part of the railway infrastructure.