Saskatoon station
Railway station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the former railway station in Saskatoon, see Saskatoon station (Canadian Pacific Railway).
The Saskatoon station is a railway station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The city's only active railway station, it is located eight kilometers from the central business district. When it opened, the station hosted several arrivals and departures each day, although it is now only serviced by Via Rail's The Canadian. The station is equipped with a ticket counter, and waiting room. The station was declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1996.[1]
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Location | Unit 38, 1701, Chappell Drive, Saskatoon, SK Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°06′19″N 106°44′18″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Staffed station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official name | VIA Rail (Union) Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 4576 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was built in 1964 in the International Style, as part of the Chappell rail yards, by Canadian National Railway as a union station[2] replacing the Old Canadian Pacific Saskatoon Railway Station.