Saskatoon railway station
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The Saskatoon railway station is currently the only rail station in operation in the City of Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
and is located eight kilometers from the central business district. The station is serviced by The Canadian
three times per week. The station is equipped with a ticket counter, and waiting room. The station was declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1996.
The station was built in 1964 in the International Style
, as part of the Chappell rail yards, by Canadian National Railway
as a union station
replacing the Old Canadian Pacific Saskatoon Railway Station
.
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and is located eight kilometers from the central business district. The station is serviced by The Canadian
The Canadian
The Canadian is a Canadian transcontinental passenger train originally operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1955 and 1978. It is currently operated as an Inter-city rail service by Via Rail Canada with service between Union Station in Toronto, Ontario and Pacific Central Station in...
three times per week. The station is equipped with a ticket counter, and waiting room. The station was declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1996.
The station was built in 1964 in the International Style
International style (architecture)
The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...
, as part of the Chappell rail yards, by Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
as a union station
Union station
A union station is the term used for a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them...
replacing the Old Canadian Pacific Saskatoon Railway Station
Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific)
The Saskatoon Railway Station is a National Historic Site of Canada in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada which was officially declared on December 19, 1994 as having national historical significance. There is protected area status on this Château style station site. Saskatoon earned the nickname...
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