Jacquet River | |||||||||||||
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Location | Main Street Jacquet River, New Brunswick Canada | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°55′13″N66°00′04″W / 47.9204°N 66.0012°W | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Sign post | ||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
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The Jacquet River station is a flag stop Via Rail station in the community of Jacquet River, New Brunswick, Canada. Jacquet River is served by Via Rail's Montreal-Halifax train, the Ocean. [1]
Until 2021 the station was a traditional bay-windowed passenger and freight station, built by Canadian National Railway. In the summer of 2021, VIA announced the demolition of the station due to its poor condition. [2] The station was demolished, along with nearby Charlo station between October 7 and 9, 2021. [3] VIA Rail's train, the Ocean, continues to make stops on request at the flag stop platform.
Via Rail Canada Inc., operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian national transportation agency. It is a Crown corporation that operates intercity passenger rail service in Canada.
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The Atlantic was a passenger train operated by Via Rail, serving both Canadian and U.S. territory between Montreal, Quebec, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was previously operated by Canadian Pacific Railway as The Atlantic Limited between Montreal and Saint John, New Brunswick. It formed part of the transcontinental service for both systems.
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