Portage la Prairie station (Canadian National Railway)

The Portage la Prairie station is a railway station in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, currently served by Via Rail's transcontinental Canadian, and the Winnipeg–Churchill train.[1]

Portage la Prairie
The station circa 1911
General information
Location130 Fisher Avenue
Portage la Prairie, MB
Canada
Coordinates49°58′38″N 98°17′17″W / 49.97722°N 98.28806°W / 49.97722; -98.28806
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeShelter
History
Opened1908
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Rivers
toward Vancouver
The Canadian Winnipeg
toward Toronto
Gladstone
toward Churchill
Winnipeg–Churchill Winnipeg
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Carberry
toward Vancouver
The Canadian
before 1990
Winnipeg
toward Toronto or Montreal
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Arona
toward Vancouver
Main Line Winnipeg
toward Montreal
McArthur
toward Edmonton
EdmontonWinnipeg via North Battleford and Regina Winnipeg
Terminus
Muir North BattlefordWinnipeg via Swan River and Hallboro
Hobson
toward Calgary
CalgaryWinnipeg Curtis
toward Winnipeg
Terminus Cabot Branch Gervais
toward Winnipeg
Alpha
toward Alonsa
AlonsaPortage la Prairie Terminus

A one-story brick building, the station operates as a flag stop for the Canadian, with 24-hour advance notice recommended, as well as being a regular stop on the Winnipeg-Churchill route.

It was originally served by the Canadian National Railway mainline.

Also designated a national historic site is the Portage la Prairie Canadian Pacific Railway Station that no longer provides passenger services but operates as a museum.

History

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This Portage la Prairie station was built in 1908 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (predecessor of the Canadian National Railway) and the Midland Railway of Manitoba as a union station.[2]

The station was designated a national historic site in 1992.[3]

It was formerly used as a Greyhound bus stop until the early 2000s when it moved to Portage la Prairie Mall. Greyhound Canada service later ended in Western Canada on October 31, 2018.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Portage la Prairie train station | VIA Rail".
  2. ^ "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca". www.historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2009-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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