Portage la Prairie station (Canadian National Railway)
Railway station in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Portage la Prairie station is a railway station in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, currently served by Via Rail's transcontinental Canadian, and the Winnipeg–Churchill train.[1]
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Location | 130 Fisher Avenue Portage la Prairie, MB Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 49°58′38″N 98°17′17″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Shelter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A one-story brick building, the station operates as a flag stop for the Canadian, with 24-hour advance notice recommended, as well as being a regular stop on the Winnipeg-Churchill route.
It was originally served by the Canadian National Railway mainline.
Also designated a national historic site is the Portage la Prairie Canadian Pacific Railway Station that no longer provides passenger services but operates as a museum.