The Portage la Prairie station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba Canada. The station is served by Via Rail's transcontinental Canadian, and the Winnipeg–Churchill train.[1] The station operates as a flag stop for the Canadian, with 48-hour advance notice. It is a regular stop on the Winnipeg-Churchill route. Formerly uses as Greyhound bus stop until early 2000s then moved to Portage la Prairie Mall.

Portage la Prairie
The station circa 1911
General information
Location	130 Fisher Avenue Portage la Prairie, MB Canada
Coordinates	49°58′38″N 98°17′17″W
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Shelter
History
Opened	1908
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Rivers toward Vancouver Canadian Winnipeg toward Toronto Gladstone toward Churchill Winnipeg–Churchill Winnipeg Terminus

The station was designated a national historic site in 1992.[2] The one story brick building was built by Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Midland Railway of Manitoba as a union station in 1908.[3]

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.

Footnotes

External links

• Via Rail Station Information