}} Lac-Édouard station is a Via Rail station in Lac-Édouard, Quebec, Canada. It is a request stop consisting of an unmanned shelter. As of 2024, the station building is permanently closed.[1]

Lac-Édouard
Station and hotel photographed in 1910
General information
Coordinates47°39′31″N 72°16′27″W / 47.6586°N 72.2743°W / 47.6586; -72.2743
Construction
Structure typeSign post
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Triton Club
toward Jonquière
Montreal–Jonquière Cherokee
toward Montreal

Considering the fact that the village of Lac-Édouard was away from main roads, the railway artery, opened in 1885, was a key to economic development in the region.[2] This railway, linking Montreal to Chambord, via Junction Garneau, greatly favored forestry, sanatorium (since 1904) and tourist activities. Lac-Édouard railroad station was the key point of transit of passengers and goods before the construction of roads.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Lac Édouard train station". VIA Rail. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Lac-Édouard (Municipalité)". Commission de toponymie (in French). 13 January 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ^ Histoire de Lac-Édouard (in French). Municipalité de Lac-Édouard. p. 10-11. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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