Humboldt station (Saskatchewan)

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Humboldt
Humboldt Saskatchewan Train Station.jpg
CNR Humboldt Station, circa 2010
General information
Location5th Avenue (at 9th St.)
Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Line(s) Canadian Northern Railway (former)
Canadian National Railway
Via Rail (former service)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
History
Opened1905
Closed1980
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Dixon
toward Calgary
CalgaryWinnipeg Muenster
toward Winnipeg
Terminus HumboldtCarrot River Moseley
toward Carrot River

The Humboldt station is a former railway station in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. It was built by the Canadian Northern Railway along the Winnipeg to Edmonton mainline. The 1+12-story, wood-frame, railway station was completed in 1905. [1] The last CNR passenger train (#9 and #10) ended service in 1963 with service restored in 1978; Via Rail railliner served the station in 1980. [2] The building was designated a historic railway station in 1992. [3]

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References

  1. Canadian Historic Places Register
  2. "History of Humboldt" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  3. Designation as Historic railway station Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine

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