Parry Sound railway station
Parry Sound CNR Station | |||||||||||
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| Via Rail (inter-city rail) | |||||||||||
| Location |
70 Church Street Parry Sound, ON P2A 2A6 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°21′02″N 80°02′14″W / 45.35056°N 80.03722°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Via Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Canadian | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | no | ||||||||||
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| Previous names | Canadian National Railway | ||||||||||
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The community of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada has two railway stations, both of which are currently in use by Via Rail.
CNR Station
- Coordinates : 45°21′02″N 80°02′14″W / 45.35056°N 80.03722°W
The Canadian National Railway station is located at 70 Church Street. It has been used as the primary stop for Via Rail's Canadian transcontinental passenger train service since the massive Via budget cuts on January 15, 1990.
The historical Station is home to the Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce, the MTO, the Park to Park trail association and the snowmobile district offices.
The Canadian National station at Parry Sound, one of the two stations
CPR Station
- Coordinates : 45°20′45″N 80°02′16″W / 45.34583°N 80.03778°W
The Canadian Pacific Railway station is located at 1 Avenue Road. It was used as a stop for Via Rail's Canadian from 1978 until January 15, 1990, after which it sat vacant for a decade until being reactivated as a private art gallery named the "Parry Sound Station Gallery" in 2001.
The Canadian Pacific Station at Parry Sound
The platform side of the station
Beginning in December 2005, CN and CP implemented a plan to reduce train congestion on their parallel lines in central Ontario through the Parry Sound area. Consequently, westbound trains from both railways use the CP tracks while eastbound trains use the CN tracks.
This has resulted in Via Rail starting to use the former CPR station for passengers taking the westbound Canadian. The art gallery announced in fall 2007 that it would be closing due to financial problems.