Carbonear Station NL
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elyob
N 47° 44.239 W 053° 13.771
22T E 332849 N 5289512
This station of the Newfoundland Railway is located in Carbonear.
Waymark Code: WMAYCG
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 03/11/2011
Views: 4
The station is now a museum situated immediately beside the Princess Sheila NaGeira Theatre complex. The narrow-gauge railway did not reach Carbonear from Harbour Grace until 1898. The station building dates from about 1917. When the branch line through to Bay de Verde was open in 1913, this larger building was required. Railway operations ceased in 1984. Locomotive 803 sits beside the station.
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?:
The building hosts the Carbonear Heritage Society.
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Newfoundland Railway, Carbonear sub
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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