Amherst | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 27 Station Street Amherst, NS Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°49′50″N 64°12′46″W / 45.83056°N 64.21278°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Via Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Sign post | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 31 August 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1975, 1991, 1992 (minor work) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Canadian National Railway, Intercolonial Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nova Scotia passenger rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amherst station is an inter-city railway station in Amherst, Nova Scotia served by Via Rail Ocean train.
The station, which opened in 1908, was staffed by Via Rail until October 2012 when the building was closed. Via Rail passenger trains continue to stop at the station, with checked baggage handled by on-train crew members.
In January 2018, the Town of Amherst announced it had reached a purchase agreement with Via. It will take possession of the building and lease it to allow a local entrepreneur for use as a restaurant, with a plan for its eventual transfer to the entrepreneur through a lease-to-own agreement. As part of the agreement, Via passengers will continue to have access to a waiting area and washrooms, and Via will continue to maintain equipment within the building. The Town has also designated it a Municipal Heritage building.[1]