Nelson station (British Columbia)

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Nelson
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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
KatzMedicine Hat via Nelson and Lethbridge Troup
toward Medicine Hat
South Slocan
toward Slocan City
Slocan CityNelson 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 still undergoing restoration. The station was also used by Great Northern Railway's Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway. [3]

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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. Official Guide of the Railways (PDF). New York City: National Railway Publishing Company. 1921. p. 1370.