Canora station (Saskatchewan)

The Canora station is a railway station in Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train twice per week in each direction.[1]

Canora
General information
Location100 Railway Avenue
Canora, SK
S0A 0L0, Canada
Coordinates51°38′15″N 102°26′11″W / 51.6375°N 102.4365°W / 51.6375; -102.4365
Line(s)Winnipeg – Churchill train
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeShelter
Platform levels1
Parkingyes
History
Electrifiedno
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Sturgis
toward Churchill
Winnipeg–Churchill Mikado
toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Tiny
toward Calgary
CalgaryWinnipeg Mikado
toward Winnipeg
Terminus CanoraWroxton Ross Junction
toward Wroxton
Burgis
toward Regina
ReginaHudson Bay Junction Amsterdam

The station houses the Canora Station House Museum and is the oldest Class II railway station still in operation in Saskatchewan.[2][3] The town of Canora itself is named for the first 2 letters in CAnadian NOrthern RAilway.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Canora train station | VIA Rail". Viarail.ca. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  2. ^ "Canora's Tourism Attractions". Town of Canora. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07.
  3. ^ "Attractions – Town of Canora". Town of Canora. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
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