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Salmo station

Coordinates: 49°11′41″N 117°16′48″W / 49.19472°N 117.28000°W / 49.19472; -117.28000
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Salmo railway station
General information
LocationRailway Avenue (Hwy. 6),
Salmo, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates49°11′41″N 117°16′48″W / 49.19472°N 117.28000°W / 49.19472; -117.28000
Line(s)Great Northern Railway
Burlington Northern Railway
History
Opened1913
Former services
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Erie
toward Marcus
Marcus – Nelson Ymir
toward Nelson

The Salmo station (located in Salmo, British Columbia, Canada) was built by the Great Northern Railway (U.S.) that later become the Burlington Northern Railroad along the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway, a branch line extending north into Canada. The 1-story, wood-frame, railway station was completed in 1913 and consists of a waiting room, ticket office and the freight and baggage room. The station was built as part of a move by the Northern Railway to gain customers from the dominant railway in the region, the Canadian Pacific Railway.[1]

The building was designated a historic railway station in 1992.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Historic Places Register". A Federal, Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  2. ^ "Burlington Northern Railway Station". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-07.