Dauphin railway station
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Dauphin
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| Location | 101 First Ave. N. Dauphin, MB R7N 1G8, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 51°09′02″N 100°03′07″W / 51.150641°N 100.051847°WCoordinates: 51°09′02″N 100°03′07″W / 51.150641°N 100.051847°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Winnipeg – Churchill train | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1912 | ||||||||||
| Previous names |
Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company Canadian Northern Railway |
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The Dauphin railway station is located in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. The station is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg – Churchill train.
The station was built in 1912 by the Canadian Northern Railway to a design by architect John Schofield. The station was designated a Heritage Railway Station of Canada in 1990. It is marked with a Manitoba Heritage Council commemorative plaque. The station was designated as a Manitoba historic site on January 27, 1998.
The station is home to the Dauphin Railway Museum, which features railroad artifacts and displays about rail service in the region, the Canadian Northern Railway and later Canadian National Railway. Exhibits include a caboose, roundhouse and turntable, lamps, tools, photos, a motor car (jigger), an HO model rail, and a geographic display of steam/diesel era (1954 - 1965).
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