Thicket Portage

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Thicket Portage is a community in northern Manitoba located on the Hudson Bay Railway. The community receives passenger rail service at the Thicket Portage railway station. This station used to be served by 13-14 trains per week, although as of 2001, this has been reduced to 6 trains per week. [1]

Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Leven
toward Churchill
Winnipeg–Churchill Hockin
toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Leven
toward Churchill
Hudson Bay Railway Hockin
toward The Pas

The community has no all-weather road access. The community is serviced by year round train access, local airport, and winter ice roads. In the summer, it is accessible by boat/vehicle.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thicket Portage had a population of 109 living in 29 of its 42 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. Province of Manitoba, Ministry of Transportation and Government Services Department All-Weather Road Servicing Options for Thicket Portage - Public Consultation 2001
  2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

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