Oban | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated area | |
 Oban Interlocking Tower | |
| Nickname(s): Oban Station, Oban siding | |
  Location of [settlement] in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 52°07′38″N 108°08′32″W / 52.12722°N 108.14222°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Biggar No. 347 |
| Post office founded | 1 July 1912 |
| Founded by | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway |
| Named for | Oban |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Oban is an unincorporated area administered by the rural municipality of Biggar No. 347, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Oban is located on Saskatchewan Highway 14 in western Saskatchewan. The closest town is Biggar to the southeast. Biggar railway station is a divisional point for the Canadian National Railway (CNR).[5] Oban had the last provincial interlocking tower at the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway level crossing, which was constructed in 1910 and closed in 1990.[6]
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007, retrieved October 7, 2008
- ^ "Biggar". communityprofiles saskbiz.ca. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
- ^ "Welcome to Saskrailmuseum.org". GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY BUILDINGS. September 11, 2008. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2008.