Montague Visitor Centre - Montague, PEI
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N 46° 09.938 W 062° 38.803
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Now the Montague Visitor Centre, the Montague Station was a bit of a latecomer to the Prince Edward Island Railway, as it was not on the east-west mainline of the Prince Edward Island Railway.
Waymark Code: WMPZPR
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date Posted: 11/18/2015
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A spurline south from Charlottetown to Murray Harbour was begun in 1903 and was further extended to Cardigan and Montague in 1905. Construction on the Montahue station was begun in October of 1905, with its grand opening scheduled for Dominion Day (July 1st) 1906, the day the first train rumbled into town. By the 1970s Canadian National, which operated the railway, began to close stations along the tracks due to lack of revenue, this station likely being closed at that time.
The station was eventually acquired by the Town in 1984. Since that time the building has housed a visitor centre, a gift shop, café, and the office of Cruise Manada (seal watching cruises). Still in very good condition, the locals saw in short order that the station would be a wonderful location for the local visitor centre.
Just inside the entrance and beside one of the racks of informational brochures one will spy this guest book on a small table. After signing the register be sure to bide a while and talk to the nice lady who mans the centre. She will be a fountain of information on Montague and area.