Architectural style Chateau Country Canada Demolished preserved site Opened 1908 Construction started 1907 | Town or city Saskatoon Completed 1908 Architect J. Carmichael Province Saskatchewan Client Canadian Pacific Railway | |
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Similar Moose Jaw Canadian Pacific R, Saskatoon railway station, CPR Bridge, Biggar railway station, Union Station | ||
The Saskatoon Railway Station (Canadian Pacific) is a railway station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada which was built in 1908. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976, and has also been protected as a Heritage Railway Station of Canada since 1990.
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Saskatoon earned the nickname Hub City from the contributions of the CPR, CNR and GTP. The station was situated on the Regina, Saskatchewan to Edmonton, Alberta rail line.
Geography and location
Saskatoon's CP station is located at 305 Idylwyld Drive, in the Caswell Hill Neighborhood, Core Neighbourhoods Suburban Development Area.
History
Opened in 1908, the station served as a passenger depot, telegraph station, mail and freight depot. The CPR discontinued passenger service in 1960, maintaining it as an office site until 1993 when it was sold to Ken Achs who restored the building.
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.
The city of Saskatoon is served by Via Rail's The Canadian service; however, that line uses the New Saskatoon Railway Station located southeast of the downtown core.
Nearby
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.