Millicent railway station opened in 1879 with the opening of the narrow gauge railway between the port on Rivoli Bay at what is now Beachport inland via Millicent to Mount Gambier in 1878. The line and jetty at Beachport provided the ability for farms in the district to export wool and grain.[1] The station building consisted of a facility comprising a ticket office and platforms for loading and unloading both passengers and freight.[2] The station was named after the daughter of Augustus Short, the first Bishop of Adelaide, and wife of George Glen, S.M., who owned Mayurra Station, on which the town was established.[3]
The line was converted to broad gauge in the 1950s with the section past Millicent being decommissioned in 1959.[4][5]
The railway station housed a radio station until the railway lands were sold off for community facilities and a suburban activity centre in 2023.[7][8]