The Saskatoon station is a railway station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The city's only active railway station, it is located eight kilometers from the central business district. When it opened, the station hosted several arrivals and departures each day, although it is now only serviced by Via Rail's The Canadian. The station is equipped with a ticket counter, and waiting room. The station was declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1996.[1]
Saskatoon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Unit 38, 1701, Chappell Drive, Saskatoon, SK Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°06′19″N 106°44′18″W / 52.10519°N 106.73844°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Staffed station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official name | VIA Rail (Union) Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 4576 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was built in 1964 in the International Style, as part of the Chappell rail yards, by Canadian National Railway as a union station[2] replacing the Old Canadian Pacific Saskatoon Railway Station.
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "HistoricPlaces.ca - Recherche".
External links
edit- Media related to Saskatoon Via Rail Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Via Station information
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The waiting room.
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The ticket desk.
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A view of the schedule board, with freight train visible outside.
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Side door