Swift Current station

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Swift Current
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Swift Current Station, circa 1918.
General information
LocationRailway Station Street East, Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Line(s) Canadian Pacific Railway
History
Opened1907
Former services
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Beverley
toward Vancouver
Main Line Aikins
Terminus Swift CurrentStewart Valley Aikins
Swift CurrentMoose Jaw via Wymark Dunelm
toward Moose Jaw
Swift CurrentMeyronne Dunelm
toward Meyronne
Player
toward Simmie
SimmieSwift Current Terminus
Cantuar
toward Irricana
IrricanaSwift Current
Designated1991

The Swift Current station is a railway station in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway, but is now only used by Canadian Pacific train crews. The station comprises the following three buildings: [1]

The building was designated a historic railway station in 1991. The City of Swift Current owns all three buildings, leasing the actual train station to CP while the other two buildings are vacant. [2]

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References

  1. "Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Railway Station Street East, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, S9H, Canada". Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  2. "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada - The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Saskatchewan". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-02-07.

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