Portage la Prairie | |
Style: | Via Rail |
Country: | Canada |
Structure: | Shelter |
Platform: | 1 |
Tracks: | 1 |
Opened: | 1908 |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
Other Services Collapsible: | yes |
The Portage la Prairie station is a railway station in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, currently served by Via Rail's transcontinental Canadian, and the Winnipeg–Churchill train.[1]
A one-story brick building, the station operates as a flag stop for the Canadian, with 24-hour advance notice recommended, as well as being a regular stop on the Winnipeg-Churchill route.
It was originally served by the Canadian National Railway mainline.
Also designated a national historic site is the Portage la Prairie Canadian Pacific Railway Station that no longer provides passenger services but operates as a museum.
This Portage la Prairie station was built in 1908 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (predecessor of the Canadian National Railway) and the Midland Railway of Manitoba as a union station.[2]
The station was designated a national historic site in 1992.[3]
It was formerly used as a Greyhound bus stop until the early 2000s when it moved to Portage la Prairie Mall. Greyhound Canada service later ended in Western Canada on October 31, 2018.