Portage la Prairie station (Canadian National Railway)

The Portage la Prairie station is a railway station in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, currently served by Via Rail's transcontinental Canadian, and the Winnipeg–Churchill train.^[1]

Portage la Prairie
The station circa 1911
General information
Location	130 Fisher Avenue Portage la Prairie, MB Canada
Coordinates	49°58′38″N 98°17′17″W / 49.97722°N 98.28806°W / 49.97722; -98.28806
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Shelter
History
Opened	1908
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Rivers toward Vancouver Canadian Winnipeg toward Toronto Gladstone toward Churchill Winnipeg–Churchill Winnipeg Terminus
Former services Preceding station Via Rail Following station Carberry toward Vancouver Canadian before 1990 Winnipeg toward Toronto or Montreal Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Arona toward Vancouver Main Line Winnipeg toward Montreal McArthur toward Edmonton Edmonton – Winnipeg via North Battleford and Regina Winnipeg Terminus Muir toward North Battleford North Battleford – Winnipeg via Swan River and Hallboro Hobson toward Calgary Calgary – Winnipeg Curtis toward Winnipeg Terminus Cabot Branch Gervais toward Winnipeg Alpha toward Alonsa Alonsa – Portage la Prairie Terminus

A one-story brick building, the station operates as a flag stop for the Canadian, with 24-hour advance notice recommended, as well as being a regular stop on the Winnipeg-Churchill route.

It was originally served by the Canadian National Railway mainline.

Also designated a national historic site is the Portage la Prairie Canadian Pacific Railway Station that no longer provides passenger services but operates as a museum.

History

This Portage la Prairie station was built in 1908 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (predecessor of the Canadian National Railway) and the Midland Railway of Manitoba as a union station.^[2]

The station was designated a national historic site in 1992.^[3]

It was formerly used as a Greyhound bus stop until the early 2000s when it moved to Portage la Prairie Mall. Greyhound Canada service later ended in Western Canada on October 31, 2018.

Footnotes

1. "Portage la Prairie train station | VIA Rail".
2. "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca". www.historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
3. . Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2009-11-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Via Rail Station Information