New Carlisle station (Quebec)

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.

New Carlisle
General information
Location6 rue Vimy
New Carlisle, Quebec[1]
Canada
Coordinates48.007°N 65.323°W / 48.007; -65.323
Tracks3 plus 2 wyes
Other information
WebsiteNew Carlisle train station
History
Opened1947
Closed2013
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Bonaventure
toward Montreal
 Montreal–Gaspé Port-Daniel
toward Gaspé
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Bonaventure
toward Matapedia
 Matapedia – Gaspe Paspebiac
toward Gaspe
Designated1994

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. [2]

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
  1. "New Carlisle Station Location & direction". Via Rail. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  2. "VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station". historicplaces.ca. Parks Canada.
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