North Battleford station

The North Battleford station is a former railway station in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. It was built by the Canadian National Railway in 1956 and used as a passenger terminal. North Battleford no longer receives scheduled passenger rail service (the closest stations are now served by Via Rail station to the south in Biggar and Unity), and the station is now used as office space for CNR, and was once the intercity bus terminal.[1]

North Battleford
CNR railway station
General information
Location75 Railway Avenue East
North Battleford, SK
Coordinates52°46′18.5″N 108°17′55.5″W / 52.771806°N 108.298750°W / 52.771806; -108.298750
Owned byCN Rail
Line(s)CN Blackfoot and Aberdeen subdivisions
Platforms1 (closed)
Construction
ParkingYes
History
Opened1956
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Battleford Junction
toward Edmonton
EdmontonWinnipeg via North Battleford and Regina Brada
toward Winnipeg
Battleford Junction
toward Carruthers
Carruthers – Biggar Battleford Junction
toward Biggar
Terminus North BattlefordWinnipeg via Swan River and Hallboro Brada
toward Winnipeg

The building is designed in the International Style with a main entrance in the tower; passenger facilities, waiting room and washrooms at one end on the ground floor with baggage and parcel service at the other end; office space on upper floors; much of the original interior finishes, (terrazzo, plaster and linoleum) still service.[2] The building was designated a historic railway station in 1995.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Canadian Railway Station News
  2. ^ "Canadian National Railway Station - 75 Railway Ave. E. Highway 16B (at 100th St. (Hwy 4)), North Battleford, Saskatchewan, S9A, Canada". Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  3. ^ "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada - The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Saskatchewan". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-02-07.