Amherst railway station
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| Amherst Railway Station VIA Rail (inter-city rail) |
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 The eastbound Ocean departing the Amherst Railway Station in summer 2006. |
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| Address | 27 Station Street Amherst, NS B4H 3E4 |
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| Lines | Ocean | ||||||||||
| Connections | Acadian Lines (inter-city bus) | ||||||||||
| Levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Short term only. | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | no | ||||||||||
| Baggage check | yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 August 1908 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1975, 1991, 1992 (minor work) | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Owned by | VIA Rail | ||||||||||
| Formerly | Canadian National Railway, Intercolonial Railway | ||||||||||
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The Amherst Railway Station is an inter-city railway station in the town of Amherst, Nova Scotia. It is operated by VIA Rail.
The station is staffed and is wheelchair-accessible.
[edit] History
The Intercolonial Railway (ICR) opened its line from Truro to Moncton on 9 November 1872.
Initially the ICR served Amherst passengers from a station constructed of wood on the same site as the present-day structure. The present structure was opened on 31 August 1908 and is constructed of local red sandstone.
In 1918, the ICR was merged into another federal Crown corporation, the Canadian National Railways (CNR), however to this day, local residents still refer to the Amherst Railway Station as the Intercolonial Railway Station.
In 1978, CN transferred responsibility for passenger rail services to another federal Crown corporation, VIA Rail. VIA is the owner and operator of the station, which serves the 6/day week Ocean route.
Several minor modifications have been undertaken to the structure in recent decades, including removing the south wing in 1975, replacing the bottom exterior stone in 1991 with stone from the Roman Catholic Church once located on Prince Arthur Street, and in 1992 new metal exterior doors were installed.
