Saint-Jean-d'Iberville station

Saint-Jean-d'Iberville station (French: Gare du Grand Tronc à Saint-Jean-d'Iberville) is a former railway station in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. The station was built in 1890 by the Grand Trunk Railway and is located at 31 Frontenac Street.[1]

Saint-Jean-d'Iberville
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first train in Canada, a replica of an old steam engine used by The Champlain & St. Lawrence Railway was brought into the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu railway station in 1936
General information
Location31 Frontenac Street, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Canada
Line(s)Rouses Point Subdivision
History
Opened1890
Official nameSaint-Jean-d'Iberville Railway Station (Grand Trunk) National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1976
Previous namesSt. Johns
Former services post-1946
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
St. Lambert
toward Montreal
Central Vermont Route Grand Ligne
Lacadie
toward Montreal
St. Johns services Grande Ligne
Iberville
toward Waterloo
Former services pre-1946
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
St. Lambert
toward Montreal
Central Vermont Route through to CV
Lacadie
toward Montreal
St. Johns services Grande Ligne
Iberville
toward Waterloo
Preceding station Central Vermont Railway Following station
through to CN Main Line Iberville
toward New London

Until September 3, 1966 the Boston & Maine's Montreal to Boston and New York Ambassador made daily stops at the station. The company's night train, Washingtonian southbound to Washington and Montrealer northbound to Montreal made nightly stops at the station until September 6, 1966.[2][3][4] The station was omitted from stops when Amtrak reinstated the Montrealer in 1972.

It was recognized as a National Historic Site of Canada on June 15, 1976.[1] Today it operates as a town tourism office.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Saint-Jean-d'Iberville Railway Station (Grand Trunk) National Historic Site of Canada". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Canadian National Railways, Table 35". Official Guide of the Railways. 98 (8). National Railway Publication Company. January 1966.
  3. ^ Passenger Trains of Northern New England in the Streamline Era. Holland, Kevin. TLC Publishing. Lynchburg, VA, 2004, p. 151
  4. ^ "Passenger Service Ended". The Gazette (Montreal). September 6, 1966. p. 33 – https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71706839/the-gazette/

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