Red Deer Train Station - Red Deer, Alberta
N 52° 16.140 W 113° 49.011
12U E 307802 N 5794695
This building is the beautifully restored Red Deer train station. The building is a designated Municipal and Provincial Historic Resource.
Waymark Code: WMT376
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.
Type of Marker: Cultural
Sign Age: Historic Site or Building Marker
Parking: free on site parking
Placement agency: Alberta Historical Resources Foundation
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