Charlebois, Manitoba

Charlebois is an unincorporated area and railway point in Census division 23 in Northern Manitoba, Canada,[1][3] located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north northeast of the Limestone Generating Station (on the Nelson River).[3]

Charlebois
Railway point
Charlebois
Location in Manitoba
Coordinates: 56°41′28″N 94°04′17″W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionNorthern
Census division23
Elevation111 m (364 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Time Zone)
Area code(s)204, 431
GNBC CodeGAESJ

History

Charlebois was founded with the building of the Hudson Bay Railway in the third decade of the 20th century. When the originally intended final section line route north east to Port Nelson was abandoned, the construction of the new route of the final section from Amery (14 kilometres or 9 miles to the south) north to Churchill, which opened in 1929, led to its founding. Charlebois lies on the line between the settlements of Amery to the south and Weir River to the north.[3]


Transportation

Charlebois is the site of Charlebois railway station, served by the Via Rail Winnipeg–Churchill train.[4]

References
  1. "Charlebois". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  2. Elevation taken from Google Maps at coordinates. Accessed 2018-07-08.
  3. Map 11 (PDF) (Map). Official highway map of Manitoba. Manitoba Infrastructure. July 2016. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  4. "Charlebois train station". VIA Rail. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.