Melville railway station
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Melville
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| Location | Main St & 1st Ave, Melville, SK Canada |
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1908 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway | ||||||||||
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Melville railway station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian three times per week.[1] The station was declared a national historic site in 1992.[2]
History
The station building, built in 1908 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) design makes use of a twin-gabled plan that is unique in Saskatchewan, this reflects the special status the station had when built as a division point and junction on the GTPR line.[3] The town was named after Charles Melville Hays, former president of the GTPR.[4]
In 2010, the Melville Rail Station Heritage Association acquired the title to the station building. The group plans to restore both the interior and exterior of the station.[5]
References
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- ↑ Excerpt from The Melville Advance, May 12, 2010
External links
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