Bancroft Train Station - Bancroft, Ontario
N 45° 03.586 W 077° 51.555
18T E 274881 N 4993567
The station was originally built for the Central Ontario Railway, which opened a line to Bancroft in 1900. The Town of Bancroft purchased the building in 2016 and now occupies it, in part, for the municipal office.
Waymark Code: WMXYF2
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/17/2018
Views: 3
The station was originally built for the Central Ontario Railway, which opened a line to Bancroft in 1900. The Town of Bancroft purchased the building in 2016 and now occupies it, in part, for the municipal office.
The mineral museum will remain in the railway station. The Town also expects to continue the present visitor information centre.
The building was completely renovated in 2013 as part of an initiative by the local Chamber of Commerce.
The Central Ontario Railway was a former railway that ran north from Trenton, Ontario to service a number of towns, mines and sawmills. The railway originally formed as the Prince Edward County Railway in 1879, running between Picton and Trenton, where it connected with the Grand Trunk Railway that ran between Montreal and Toronto. After being purchased by a group of investors and receiving a new charter to build northward, the railway renamed as the COR in 1882 and the company started building towards the gold fields at Eldorado and newly discovered iron fields in Coe Hill.
Much of the route of the Central Ontario Railway has been re-purposed as a multi-use recreational rail trail, which has a variety of names depending on its location, with the Hastings Heritage Trail being a prominent part.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Town Municipal Office, Chamber of Commerce, Rock and Mineral Museum, Visitor Information Centre
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Central Ontario Railway
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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