The Swift Current station is a railway station in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway, but is now only used by Canadian Pacific train crews. The station comprises the following three buildings:[1]
- one-storey brick building including a passenger waiting room and ticket office (built in 1907 and extended in 1923)
- two-storey brick dining hall and telegraph building (built between 1908 and 1909 and extended in 1957)
- one-storey brick express building (built in 1912)
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 Swift Current Station, circa 1918. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Railway Station Street East, Swift Current, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Canadian Pacific Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Designated | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The building was designated a historic railway station in 1991. The City of Swift Current owns all three buildings, leasing the actual train station to CP while the other two buildings are vacant. [2]
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References edit
- ^ "Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Railway Station Street East, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, S9H, Canada". Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada - The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Saskatchewan". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-02-07.