Windsor station (Ontario)

Windsor station
A Via train at the old station in Walkerville
Location 298 Walker Road
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
N8Y 2M9
Coordinates 42°19′31″N 83°00′33″W / 42.3254°N 83.0092°W / 42.3254; -83.0092Coordinates: 42°19′31″N 83°00′33″W / 42.3254°N 83.0092°W / 42.3254; -83.0092
Owned by Via Rail
Platforms 1 side platform, 2 island platforms
Tracks 3
Construction
Platform levels 1
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1961
Rebuilt 2012
Services
Preceding station   Via Rail   Following station
TerminusWindsor–Toronto
toward Toronto

Windsor station is a train station in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is the western terminus of Via Rail's Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. It is located in the Walkerville neighbourhood adjacent to the Hiram Walker distillery, near the Detroit River. It is served by eight Via Rail trains that originate in Toronto.

On November 8, 2010, Via Rail unveiled the design for a new station building to replace the existing structure from the early 1960s. The new building was completed in September 2012 at a cost of C$5.3 million.[1][2] The station was officially opened on November 16, 2012, with Stephen Fletcher from the Government of Canada and Yves Desjardins-Sciliano from VIA Rail present. [3]

History

The first Canadian National Railway station was on the waterfront at the foot of Goyeau in Windsor. It was built in 1884 and closed in 1961.[4] when service was relocated to this station in Walkerville.

Amtrak's Niagara Rainbow train crossed the river by way of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel but did not use this station. Instead, it used the Windsor Michigan Central Railroad Depot on the line leased from Canada Southern Railway. The station was built in 1911 near Tecumseh Road West and McKay Avenue and was destroyed by fire in 1996.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Battagello, Dave (11 September 2012). "New Windsor Via rail station opens its doors to rave reviews". The Windsor Star.
  2. ↑ "New Windsor VIA Rail Station officially opens". Railway Track & Structures. 19 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Windsor Station Gare (Plaque inside station). inside main doors of Windsor train station: VIA Rail. 2012.
  4. ↑ "Rail Stations Through The Years". Lost Windsor, Old Photographs, Postcards, Windsor. International Metropolis. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Michigan Central Station – 1976". International Metropolis. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
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