Churchill railway station

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Churchill railway station VIA Rail (Inter-city)
Station statistics
Coordinates	Coordinates: 58°46′N″94, 10°W′type:landmark_region:CA-MB″{{{8}}}
Lines	Hudson Bay
Levels	1
Other information
Opened	1929
Code	XAD [1]
Owned by	VIA Rail
Services
Preceding station   VIA Rail   Following station Terminus Hudson Bay Gillam, MB toward Winnipeg

Churchill railway station is a railway station located in the city of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. It is served by the Hudson Bay Railway owned by the U.S-based OmniTRAX, as well as the national passenger carrier, VIA Rail Canada. The station is located 820 kilometers (510 miles) northeast from The Pas, Manitoba, on the shore of Hudson Bay.

The railway to Churchill was originally built by the Canadian National and completed in 1929. The Churchill railway station a national heritage site, and it is being restored to its former glory by the federal government.

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1. ^ XAD - Churchill [Railway Station], MB, CA - Railway Station - Great Circle Mapper