Kensington Railway Station

This article is about the National Historic Site of Canada in Prince Edward Island. For other uses, see Kensington station.

Kensington Railway Station
At bottom right is visible a rusted railway track and weeds growing between some of its ties. In the upper right is a cloudy sky, and the remainder of the photo is dominated by the pitched roof train station building, shrinking by perspective from left to right. There are two white-framed tripartite windows, each with a red door at its centre, flaking a central arch window underneath a protruding gable. In white lettering following the curve of the arch window is the text "Kensington". The wall is composed of rough stones of varying sizes. Between the rail and building is a boardwalk patio edged by a chain metal rail and dotted with numerous objects, including a wooden barrel, a picnic table, several smaller tables, stacked and unstacked chairs, and a lamppost from which hangs a flower basket.
The station in September 2013 in use as a restaurant
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General information
Town or cityKensington, Prince Edward Island
CountryCanada
Completed1905
Opened20 December 1905 (1905-12-20)
Technical details
MaterialFieldstone
Floor count1
Design and construction
Architect(s)Charles Benjamin Chappell
Official nameKensington Railway Station National Historic Site of Canada
Designated15 June 1976

The Kensington Railway Station is a National Historic Site of Canada, located in the town of Kensington, Prince Edward Island. The train station was the third built at the site, and one of two "boulder stations" built by Charles Benjamin Chappell in 1904, so named for the fieldstone composing its exterior walls.

Passenger service to the station was terminated in 1969, and in 1985 the site was purchased by the town of Kensington. In 1990, diesel locomotive Engine 1762 was moved to the site from Summerside for permanent display. The building has been restored and renovated, and has been used for various purposes, including as a library and tourist information centre. It is currently used as a restaurant.