Farnham station (Quebec)

Farnham station, or the Canadian Pacific Railway station is a disused railway station in Farnham, Quebec, Canada.[1][2] Its address is 191 Victoria Road. The current station was built in 1950[3] to replace a previous station building (built in 1879–1882)[4][5][6] which burned down in 1949, and opened to passenger service on March 8, 1951. The station saw its final passenger service on October 24, 1980. It was designated as a heritage railway station under the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act in 1994.[7]

A Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway train at Farnham railway station

The Farnham station building last served as the headquarters for the Canadian operations of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA), which declared bankruptcy in August 2013 as a direct result of the Lac-Mégantic derailment in July that year.[8]

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References

  1. "L'ancienne gare de la MMA à l'abandon". TVA Nouvelles (in French). 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  2. "Farnham – Les vieilles gares du Québec". Patrimoine du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  3. "[Gare] Farnham, Québec, Canada". BAnQ numérique (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. "MP-0000.1045.16 | C.P.R. Station, Farnham, QC, about 1910 | Print (photomechanical) | | McCord Museum". McCord Museum. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  5. "C.P.R. Station, Farnham, Que". BAnQ numérique (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  6. "Gare de triage du Canadian Pacific à Farnham" [C. P. R. Yard, Farnham, P.Q.]. BAnQ numérique (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  7. Farnham Canadian Pacific Railway Station. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  8. Perreaux, Les (July 27, 2013). "Journey to the end of the MM&A Railway line". The Globe and Mail.
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Brookport
toward Wells River
MontrealWells River St. Brigide

45.2819°N 72.9789°W / 45.2819; -72.9789


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