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Dauphin railway station

Dauphin VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg
inter-city rail
2009-0520-TrainStation-Dauphin.jpg
Location 101 First Ave. N.
Dauphin, MB
R7N 1G8, Canada
Coordinates 51°09′02″N 100°03′07″W / 51.150641°N 100.051847°W / 51.150641; -100.051847Coordinates: 51°09′02″N 100°03′07″W / 51.150641°N 100.051847°W / 51.150641; -100.051847
Line(s) Winnipeg – Churchill train
Platforms 2
Tracks 1
Construction
Platform levels 1
History
Opened 1912
Previous names Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company
Canadian Northern Railway
Services
Preceding station   VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail   Following station
toward Churchill
Winnipeg–Churchill
toward Winnipeg

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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