Nelson station (British Columbia)

Last updated
Nelson
Nelson BC CPR station.jpg
General information
Location90 Baker Street, Nelson, BC
Canada
Coordinates 49°29′22″N117°18′03″W / 49.4895°N 117.3009°W / 49.4895; -117.3009
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1900
Former services
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Beasley
toward Katz
Katz – Medicine Hat via Nelson and Lethbridge Troup
toward Medicine Hat
South Slocan
toward Slocan City
Slocan City – Nelson Terminus
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Apex
toward Marcus
Marcus  – Nelson Terminus
Designated1992
Reference no. 4562

The Nelson station (located in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada) and was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1900. The 2-story, wood-frame, railway station is located near the lakefront to serve as an important meeting point between rail and steamboat transportation. [1] This station is no longer used as a passenger station and the building has been designated a national heritage railway station. [2] It is now home to the Nelson Chamber of Commerce, a coffee shop on the East end of the building, with the remainder being the city's visitor centre. [3] The station was also used by Great Northern Railway's Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Historic Places Register". A Federal, Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Pacific Railway Station". Parks Canada . Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  3. ↑ "Nelson BC Visitor Centre on Baker Street - Tourist Information Centre". Discover Nelson. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  4. ↑ Official Guide of the Railways (PDF). New York City: National Railway Publishing Company. 1921. p. 1370.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.