New Carlisle station (Quebec)
Preceding station | Via Rail | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Bonaventure toward Montreal | Montreal–Gaspé (Suspended 2013-2026) | Port-Daniel toward Gaspé | ||
Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
Bonaventure toward Matapédia | Matapédia – Gaspé | Paspebiac toward Gaspé |
The New Carlisle station is a closed railway station in New Carlisle, Quebec, Canada. It served the Montreal-Gaspé train until service was suspended east of Matapédia station in 2013 due to deteriorating track conditions. However, service to Gaspé is scheduled to resume in 2026.[2]
Heritage Information
The station is a designated Heritage Railway Station, so protected since 1994. The station was built by the Canadian National Railways in 1947. The imposing, two-storey structure was built according to a 1920s plan "for Québec stations, in which the upper floor accommodates the administrative functions of a divisional point station, in addition to the station agent’s residence." The current station was built to replace a former building, destroyed by fire. [3]
On November 9, 1942, German spy Werner von Janowski came ashore from German submarine U-518 in Chaleur Bay, four miles to the west of town. He boarded a train in the New Carlisle station which the present one replaced. He intended to travel to Montreal, but was captured almost immediately after boarding.
References
- ^ "New Carlisle Station Location & direction". Via Rail. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "Plus de 870 M$ pour le retour du train jusqu'à Gaspé" [More than $870 million for the return of the train to Gaspé] (Press release) (in French). Gaspé, Québec: Government of Québec. 27 June 2023.
- ^ "VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station". historicplaces.ca. Parks Canada.
External links
- Media related to New Carlisle railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Via Rail station page for New Carlisle station (Quebec)
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