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| Location | Hwy 250 & Hwy 25, Rivers, Manitoba Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°01′44″N 100°14′19″W / 50.02889°N 100.23861°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Shelter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Brandon North Grand Trunk Pacific Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Rivers railway station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Rivers, Manitoba, in the centre of town. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian.[1] The station operates as a flag stop with 48-hour advance notice.
The station was originally built in 1917 for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The station building is a 1½ story structure made of concrete to halfway up the first story, brick to the roof line.[2] The station building was closed in the 1990s, however trains continued to serve the community as a flag stop. The station was designated a national historic site in 1992.[3] A local community group is working on restoring the building.
In 2008, Via Rail (Via) relocated its facilities serving The Canadian from Brandon North railway station (located 23 km (14 mi) away) to the Rivers railway station.[4]
- ^ "Rivers train station". Archived from the original on 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Canadian National Railways Station". Heritage Properties. Historical Places - A Joint Federal, Provincial and Territorial Initiative. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Via Expands Station Services in Rivers, Manitoba Press Release Wednesday, 31 December 2008". Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.