Empress station is a one-storey timber building in Empress, Alberta, that formerly served as the community's Canadian Pacific Railway station. It was designated under the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act on June 1, 1991.[1] It was recognized as a provincial historic resource by the government of Alberta on June 28, 2002.[2][3]

Empress
Empress station in 2021.
General information
LocationEmpress, Alberta
Canada
Coordinates50°57′33″N 110°00′28″W / 50.9593°N 110.0079°W / 50.9593; -110.0079
Owned byCanadian Pacific Railway
History
OpenedOctober 21, 1914
Closed1972
Former services
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Sharrow
toward Irricana
IrricanaSwift Current Estuary

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References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Pacific Railway Station Building, Empress, Alberta, T0J, Canada". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada Agency, Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Canadian Pacific Railway Station Building, Empress". Alberta Register of Historic Places. Government of Alberta. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Canadian Pacific Railway Station Building, Empress, Alberta, Canada". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada Agency, Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 1 August 2021.