Roblin station is a railway station in Roblin, Manitoba, Canada. It serves as a flag stop for Via Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill train.[1][2]

Roblin
The station circa 1913
General information
Location126 First Ave. North West
Roblin, MB
R0L 1P0, Canada
Coordinates51°13′48″N 101°21′08″W / 51.2301°N 101.3522°W / 51.2301; -101.3522
Line(s)Winnipeg – Churchill train
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeSign post
Platform levels1
History
Opened1906
Previous namesCanadian Northern Railway
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Togo
toward Churchill
Winnipeg–Churchill Grandview
toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Deepdale
toward Calgary
CalgaryWinnipeg Shevlin
toward Winnipeg

The former station building is a 1½-story structure built by the Canadian Northern Railway in 1906 as a Third Class station building.[3] Currently housing a restaurant, the station building was designated a national historic railway station in 1991.[4]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Roblin railway station Via Rail
  2. ^ Winnipeg-Churchill train - Schedules Via Rail Canada
  3. ^ "Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, 126 First Avenue, Roblin, Manitoba, R0L, Canada". Canada's Historic Places: A Federal, Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  4. ^ "The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Manitoba Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2012-1-29.
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