Saint-Hyacinthe station

The Saint-Hyacinthe station is a Via Rail station in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. The station is staffed and is wheelchair-accessible. Several corridor Montreal-Quebec City trains and the long-distance Ocean stop here; the Montreal–Gaspé train was suspended in 2013. The station's business hours are from 7:00 am to 11:15 am (for morning travellers) and from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm (for evening travelers); seven days a week. A bicycle box and a baggage room are special amenities found in this station.

Saint-Hyacinthe
General information
Location1450 Sicotte Street
Saint-Hyacinthe, QC
Canada
Coordinates45.6275°N 72.949°W / 45.6275; -72.949
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnstaffed station
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeIATA: XIM[1]
History
Opened1870
Rebuilt1872, 1900
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Saint-Lambert
toward Montreal
Ocean Drummondville
toward Halifax
Saint-Lambert
toward Ottawa
Ottawa–Québec City Drummondville
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Saint-Lambert
toward Montreal
Montreal–Gaspé
(Suspended 2013-2026)
Drummondville
toward Gaspé
Atlantic
1978–1981
1985–1994
Acton Vale
closed 1994
toward Halifax
Montreal–Sherbrooke
1985–1990[lower-alpha 1]
Acton Vale
closed 1994
toward Sherbrooke
St. Hilaire East
closed 1982
toward Montreal
Montreal–Sherbrooke
1978–1981
St. Liboire
closed 1981
toward Sherbrooke
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Ste. Madeleine
toward Montreal
MontrealMoncton Ste. Rosalie Junction
toward Moncton
MontrealRichmond
Local stops
Ste. Rosalie Junction
toward Richmond

The rail station is completely accessible by public transportation.

The current station building dates to 1900, but Grand Trunk Railway built the first Saint-Hyacinthe station in 1870 and again in 1872.

Notes

  1. The stations served by this local train merged with the Atlantic in 1990

References

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