Cranberry Portage station
Cranberry Portage station is a station located in Cranberry Portage in Manitoba, Canada which is west of Grass river Provincial park in North central Manitoba. The station is served by Via Rail's "The Pas-Pukatawagan" line for the Keewatin Railway twice per week in each direction.[1]
Cranberry Portage | |||||||||||
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Location | Railway Avenue, Cranberry Portage, Rural Municipality of Kelsey Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 54.5858°N 101.3824°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | "The Pas-Pukatawagan" | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1929 | ||||||||||
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The station building was built in 1929 as a two-storey third class station by the Canadian National Railway.[2] The railway station was designated a historic site in 1992.[3]
The building is now home to the Cranberry Portage Heritage Museum.
References
- "The Pas-Pukatawagan train - Schedules". VIA Rail Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- "VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, Railway Avenue, Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, R0B, Canada". Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- "The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Manitoba". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
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