Capreol station

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Capreol
Capreol railway station building.jpg
General information
Location8 Front Street
Capreol, ON
P0M 1H0
Canada
Coordinates 46°42′40″N80°55′44″W / 46.71111°N 80.92889°W / 46.71111; -80.92889
Owned by Via Rail
Connections Bus-logo.svg GOVA
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed station
History
Opened1915
Services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Laforest
toward Vancouver
The Canadian Sudbury Junction
toward Toronto
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Milnet
toward Vancouver
Main Line Hagarty
toward Montreal
Terminus CapreolToronto Hanmer
toward Toronto
Intercity Transport Hubs in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Intercity Transport Hubs in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.png
Intercity Transport Hubs in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Rail yard at Capreol Capreol ON 4.JPG
Rail yard at Capreol

Capreol railway station, located in the community of Capreol, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, is a stop for Via Rail's transcontinental The Canadian passenger rail service. The station building was constructed in 1915 by the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) at a divisional point on the Canadian Northern system. [1] It became part of the Canadian National (CN Rail) railway system when Canadian Northern was amalgamated with other railways to form CN. After the creation of Via Rail, ownership and management of the station, along with passenger services, were transferred to Via Rail, while freight operations continued with CN Rail.

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The nearby former home used by local Canadian Northern and Canadian National superintendents in Capreol has been converted into the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum, which showcases elements of Capreol and Northern Ontario's railway heritage.

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References

  1. "The Town of Capreol". Capreolonline.com. 28 July 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2020.