Dauphin railway station
Dauphin  | |||||||||||
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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°WCoordinates: 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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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| 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 designated a Heritage Railway Station of Canada in 1990. [2] It is marked with a Manitoba Heritage Council commemorative plaque [3]
The station was designated as a Manitoba historic site on January 27, 1998.[4]
Dauphin Railway Museum
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 model rail, and a geographic display of steam/diesel era (1954 - 1965).
References
- ↑ "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 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Dauphin Railway Museum". Association of Manitoba Museums. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
External links
- Via Rail Station Information
- Provincial Historic Site Information
- Dauphin Rail Museum - City of Dauphin
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