The Port-Daniel station is an inactive railway station built in 1908 by Quebec Atlantic Oriental Railway. The railway line and service was acquired by CN Rail. CN retained the tracks until 1998, but VIA Rail took over passenger service from 1977 to 2013.
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| Location | 490 Route 132 Port-Daniel–Gascons, Quebec[1] Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°10′43″N 64°58′19″W / 48.17861°N 64.97194°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VIA Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Historic station building | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Port Daniel train station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1908 [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Designated | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 4616 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The station is located on Route 132 in Port-Daniel–Gascons, Quebec, Canada. It was formerly staffed by VIA Rail but it is currently closed; Via lists the station as a "sign post". As of 2013[update], the Gaspé train is not running; the closest passenger rail service is provided at the Matapédia railway station. However, service to Gaspé is scheduled to resume in 2026.[3] The station was given protected status in 1995.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Port Daniel Station Location & direction". Via Rail. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "VIA's Port-Daniel Station celebrates 100 years Wednesday, 30 July 2008 Press Release". Via Rail. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ "Plus de 870 M$ pour le retour du train jusqu'à Gaspé" [More than $870 million for the return of the train to Gaspé] (Press release) (in French). Gaspé, Québec: Government of Québec. 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Canadian National Railways/VIA Rail Station". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 17 January 2018.