Dalhousie Station (Montreal)

Dalhousie Station in 2006.

Dalhousie Station in 2006.

Dalhousie Station (also Dalhousie Square Station after a nearby square) is a former railway station in Montreal. Built in 1884, it still stands at the corner of Rue Notre-Dame Est and Rue Berri in east end Montreal. Although the terminal location was purchased by the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, and Occidental Railway, all building was done by the Canadian-Pacific Railway after purchase in 1882; it became their original eastern terminus. ^{[1] [2]} It is architecturally notable for the combination of stone and brick used to build it, as well as its high windows. ^[3]

The first non-stop transcontinental train left Dalhousie Station bound for Port Moody on June 28, 1886 at 8:00 p.m^[4].

Dalhousie Station was superseded on the transcontinental route by Windsor Station in February 1889, which had a more convenient location in the west side of town, and replaced by the grander Viger Station, a block to the north, in 1898^[2]

References

1. ^ Coolopolis, April 18, 2007
2. ^ ^{a b} Tom Grumley, "Montreal's Major Rail Terminals"
3. ^ Brown, Ron, The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
4. ^ Montreal Gazette, Feb 1, 2009

External links

Station building and tracks in Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 45°30′41″N 73°33′06″W / 45.5115°N 73.5518°W / 45.5115; -73.5518