The Dauphin railway station is located in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. The station is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train.[1]
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| Location | 101 First Ave. N. Dauphin, MB R7N 1G8, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°09′02″N 100°03′07″W / 51.150641°N 100.051847°W | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Winnipeg – Churchill train | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Sign post | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1912 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company Canadian Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was built in 1912 by the Canadian Northern Railway to a design by architect John Schofield. The station was designated a Heritage Railway Station of Canada in 1990.[2] The station was designated as a Manitoba historic site on 27 January 1998,[3] and is marked with a Manitoba Heritage Council commemorative plaque.[4]
Dauphin Railway Museum
editThe station is home to the Dauphin Railway Museum, which features railroad artifacts and displays about rail service in the region, the Canadian Northern Railway and later Canadian National Railway.[5] Exhibits include a caboose, roundhouse and turntable, lamps, tools, photos, a motor car (jigger), an HO scale model rail, and a geographic display of steam/diesel era (1954–1965).
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Dauphin train station". Via Rail Canada. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ "Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Heritage Railway Station of Canada, Dauphin, Manitoba". Parks Canada. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ "Manitoba Provincial Heritage Site No. 100, Dauphin Canadian Northern Railway Station, 103 - 1st Avenue NW, Dauphin". Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Government of Manitoba. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ "Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques: Dauphin Canadian Northern Railway Station, 103 - 1st Avenue NW, Dauphin". Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Government of Manitoba. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ "Dauphin Railway Museum". Association of Manitoba Museums. Retrieved 6 April 2015.