Dauphin station
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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 Dauphin railway station is located in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. The station is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train.[1]
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
[edit]The 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.