Former Train Station - Red Deer, Alberta
N 52° 16.138 W 113° 49.009
12U E 307804 N 5794692
This building is the beautifully restored Red Deer train station. The building is a designated Municipal and Provincial Historic Resource.
Waymark Code: WMT374
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/17/2016
Views: 1
This building is the beautifully restored Red Deer train station. The city no longer has passenger train service.
The Calgary and Edmonton Railroad came to Red Deer in 1890 and this station was built by Canadian Pacific Railroad in 1910 (they bought CER in 1907) to replace the original wood-framed building. The station served passengers until 1985.
The building is a designated Municipal and Provincial Historic Resource.
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?:
commercial office building
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Canadian Pacific Railroad
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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