VIA Rail Station - Montmagny, QC
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jiggs11
N 46° 58.400 W 070° 33.583
19T E 381363 N 5203380
VIA Rail Station located in Montmagny, QC.
Waymark Code: WM18GKG
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 07/31/2023
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The VIA Rail station in Montmagny is a Heritage Canada property. Originally built for the Intercolonial Railway of Canada in 1881 to replace an earlier Grand Truck Railway depot. It came under the auspices of Canadian National Railways when the CNR acquired ICR in 1919.
In 1986 the station received a refit under the direction of VIA Rail.
Currently, the depot is an on-demand stop for VIA Rail's Ocean Limited, which travels the south shore from Montreal to Halifax.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
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?:
The Montmagny Voyager Museum is co-located with the station.
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: ICR, CN, VIA
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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