Dundas railway station (Ontario)

Dundas
Location Dundas, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates 43°16′22″N 79°58′28″W / 43.27278°N 79.97444°W / 43.27278; -79.97444Coordinates: 43°16′22″N 79°58′28″W / 43.27278°N 79.97444°W / 43.27278; -79.97444
Tracks 2
Connections Canada Coach Lines[1]
Other information
Status Building demolished
History
Opened 1864
Closed 1981

Dundas railway station was a passenger station in Dundas, Ontario, Canada. The site of the station is half way up the escarpment west of downtown Dundas,[2] near where Hamilton Regional Road 8 (formerly Ontario Highway 8) crosses under the railway tracks.

History

The Great Western Railway (GWR) put their line through Dundas in 1853, but it wasn't until 1864 that the first station was built.[3] They algamated with the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) in 1882,[4] who constructed a new station building in 1904 and double tracked the line.[3] The GTR was absorbed by the Canadian National Railway (CNR) in 1923. Via Rail continued to provide passenger train service to the station from 1977 until the mid 1980s. A fire seriously damaged the station in 1984 and it was decided to move the historic structure to a more suitable site. The building collapsed while it was being dismantled and it could not be saved.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Canada Coach Lines, 1963 GMDD SDM-4502". Trains & Trams. Michael Taylor. Retrieved May 2015. CCL provided a shuttle service for rail passengers between Dundas and downtown Hamilton. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ "The Valley Town. Dundas (1780 - 2007)". Ontario Architecture Website. Retrieved May 2015. The rail station in Dundas was located half way up the escarpment, quite a distance from the downtown area Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 Stan Nowak (16 July 2004). "Dundas' Grand Trunk Station". Dundas Star News. Retrieved May 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ Emily Bergen. "History of the Great Western Railway" (PDF). Local History. St. Thomas Public Library. Retrieved May 2015. 12 August 1882: The official amalgamation of the Great Western with the Grand Trunk occurs. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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