| Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific) | |
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| CPRSaskatoon.jpg Saskatoon Railway Station (CPR) facing roadway |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Chateau |
| Town or city | Saskatoon |
| Country | Canada |
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| Construction started | 1907 |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Demolished | preserved site |
| Design and construction | |
| Client | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Architect | J. Carmichael |
The Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific) is a National Historic Site of Canada in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada which was officially declared on December 19, 1994 as having national historical significance. There is protected area status on this Château style station site. Saskatoon earned the nickname Hub City from the contributions of the CPR, CNR and GTP.[1] The station was situated on the Regina, Saskatchewan to Edmonton, Alberta rail line.
The city of Saskatoon is served by Via Rail's The Canadian service, however it now calls at the New Saskatoon Railway Station located southeast of the downtown core.
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Saskatoon's CP station is located at 305 Idylwyld Drive, in the Caswell Hill Neighborhood, Core Neighbourhoods Suburban Development Area.
The CP station has not been used as a rail station for many years, and currently houses several businesses. Received the 1995 SAHS (Saskatchewan Architectural Heritage Society) Heritage Architecture Excellence Awards which was bestowed by Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant-Governor.[2]
| Saskatoon Railway Station (CPR) facing rail line | |
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Saskatoon Railway Station |
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| Station statistics | |
| Address | 24th Street and Avenue A (now Idylwyld Drive) |
| Lines | CPR |
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| Opened | 1908 |
| Closed | 1960 remained as offices |
| Rebuilt | 1993 sold to private developer |
| Owned by | Ken Achs |
Two other municipal heritage buildings are close to the Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific), the Rumley Warehouse, built in 1913 and the Fairbanks Morse Warehouse. Both are located in the Central Business District which sprang up to support both the CNR rail station and railyards and the CPR. The Midtown Plaza shopping mall was built on the site of the former downtown CNR rail station in the late 1960s; in the 1990s the mall underwent a major renovation that included changing the front facade to resemble the style of the old rail station.
This station was named a Designated Heritage Railway Station of Canada in 1990.[3]
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