Fort Qu'Appelle station
The Fort Qu'Appelle station is a former railway station in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. It was built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1911 and was taken over by the Canadian National Railway in 1919; it continued to operate passenger service until 1962.[1] The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame, stucco-clad building is a designated municipal heritage building. It is now used as a tourist information centre.
Fort Qu'Appelle | |||||||||||
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 Former Fort Qu'Appelle station, circa 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Highway 10 Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Canadian National Railway (Grand Trunk Pacific Railway) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1911 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1962 | ||||||||||
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References
- "Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Station". Register of Historic Places. Canada's Historic Places - A Federal, Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
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