Fort Saskatchewan station

The Fort Saskatchewan Canadian Northern Railway Station is a former railway station in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. It is a designated Provincial Historic Resource.[2] It was built by the Canadian Northern Railway along the east-west Canadian Northern Railway line. The ​1 1⁄2-storey, wood-frame building is of a modified third-class station design (100-19 plan) employed at some of the major stops along the line; it is longer than that of most third-class designs. This included a vestibule, kitchen, living room, large general waiting room, separate ladies' waiting room, office and a small freight shed and was augmented with an expansion in 1911,[3] In 1986 an agreement was reached by Canadian National and the town to remove the tracks into town and by 1988 the last train passed by the station.[1] The station building has been restored and is rented out to community groups.[4]

Fort Saskatchewan Canadian Northern Railway Station
Station building
Location10030 - 99 Avenue
Fort Saskatchewan Alberta
Coordinates53.7099°N 113.2145°W / 53.7099; -113.2145
Line(s)Canadian National Railway
History
Opened1905
Closed1988[1]

The Canadian Northern Railway reached Fort Saskatchewan in 1905, placing the town on a transcontinental rail line.[5] The first bridge across the river was also built at this time, with the rail company paying for it in exchange for free land for its station in Fort Saskatchewan.[6] Prior to the bridge, the only method to cross the river at Fort Saskatchewan was via ferry.[6]

References
  1. "Train station 100th anniversary Nov. 8". Fort Saskatchewan Record. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. "Fort Saskatchewan Station Declared Historic - The Canora Chronicle - Volume 22, Nov. 1 March 2009" (PDF). Canadian Northern Society - Camrose, Meeting Creek and Big Valley, Alberta. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. "CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY STATION". Alberta Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. "CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY STATION". Town of Fort Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. Ream, Peter (1974). The Fort on the Saskatchewan. Metropolitan Printing. p. 337.
  6. Ream, Peter (1974). The Fort on the Saskatchewan. Metropolitan Printing. p. 339.


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