Caplan station

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Caplan
General information
Location33 Rue des Érables
Caplan, Quebec [1]
Canada
Coordinates 48°06′21″N65°40′55″W / 48.1058°N 65.6820°W / 48.1058; -65.6820
Tracks1, and a siding
Other information
Website Caplan train station
Former services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
New Richmond
toward Montreal
Montreal–Gaspé
(Suspended 2013-2026)
Bonaventure
toward Gaspé
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Black Capes
toward Matapédia
MatapédiaGaspé St. Siméon
toward Gaspé

Caplan station was a Via Rail station in Caplan, Quebec, Canada. It is a flag stop with no ticket agent (tickets were sold on the train).

As of 2013, the Gaspé train is not running; the closest passenger rail service is provided at the Matapédia railway station. However, service to Gaspé is scheduled to resume in 2026. [2]

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References

  1. "Caplan Station Location & direction". Via Rail . Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  2. "Plus de 870 M$ pour le retour du train jusqu'à Gaspé" [More than $870 million for the return of the train to Gaspé] (Press release) (in French). Gaspé, Québec: Government of Québec. 27 June 2023.