| Address | Railway Avenue, Cranberry Portage, Rural Municipality of Kelsey |
|---|---|
| Country | Manitoba, Canada |
| Coordinates | 54.5858°N 101.3824°W |
| Line | "The Pas-Pukatawagan" |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Status | converted into museum |
| Other services header | Former services |
| Other services collapsible | yes |
Cranberry Portage station is a former railway station in Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, Canada, whose building is now home to the Cranberry Portage Heritage Museum.[1][2][3]
Located west of Grass River Provincial Park in north-central Manitoba, the building was constructed in 1929 as a two-storey, third-class station by the Canadian National Railway.[4] The station was later served by Via Rail's "The Pas-Pukatawagan" line for the Keewatin Railway.[5]
History
The Cranberry Portage station building was constructed in 1929 as a two-storey, third-class station by the Canadian National Railway (CNR). This section of the CNR track, known as the Hudson Bay Railway, proved to be essential to the development of northern Manitoba.[4]
The station would later go on to be served by Via Rail, on its "The Pas-Pukatawagan" line for the Keewatin Railway, twice per week in each direction.[5][dead link]
In 1992 the railway station was designated a historic site.[4][6]
The building was unused until 2012, when a local initiative restored the building and converted it into the Cranberry Portage Heritage Museum, which opened officially on May 31, 2015.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Cranberry Portage Heritage Museum". Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian National Railway Station / Cranberry Portage Heritage Museum (Cranberry Portage, RM of Kelsey)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Cranberry Portage Heritage Museum". cpmuseum.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, Railway Avenue, Cranberry Portage, Manitoba, R0B, Canada". Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "The Pas-Pukatawagan train - Schedules". VIA Rail Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Manitoba". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2011-02-11.