 CVR station in Streetsville. A new station was built in 1914, and the original building was moved to a different location.[1] | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | CVR |
| Locale | Ontario |
| Dates of operation | 1871–1883 |
| Successor | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)[2] |
| Previous gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)[2] |
The Credit Valley Railway was a railway located in Ontario, Canada from Toronto to St. Thomas. Chartered in 1871 by Ontario railway magnate George Laidlaw, it operated as an independent company until 1883 when it was leased by the Ontario and Quebec Railway, a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) operating company building a network of lines in southern Ontario.
The section from Toronto to Woodstock remains in use as the CPR mainline through Ontario, forming portions of what is now the Galt and Windsor Subdivisions. The section from Woodstock to St. Thomas is operated by OSR as a short line railway. The branch to Orangeville is currently operated as the Orangeville Brampton Railway. The Elora branch was abandoned and converted to rail trail use.
- ^ "Credit Valley Railway Station, Streetsville". City of Mississauga. 1914.
- ^ a b Laidlaw 1876, p. 14.