Warman railway station
Warman railway station | |
|---|---|
| Location |
422 Peters Street Warman, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 52°19′11″N 106°34′58″W / 52.319838°N 106.582778°WCoordinates: 52°19′11″N 106°34′58″W / 52.319838°N 106.582778°W |
| Line(s) | Canadian National Railway |
| Connections | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Closed | 1942 |
The Warman railway station now disused as a station, (located in Warman, Saskatchewan) was built by the Canadian Northern Railway along the east-west Canadian Northern Railway line (running from Humboldt to North Battleford) at the intersection with the Canadian Pacific Railway north-south line (running from Regina to Prince Albert). The one-and-a-half storey, stucco-clad, wood-frame train station, was originally located at the intersection of two railway lines. The station building was moved to its current location in 1942 when its use as a station was discontinued; the building is now used as a seniors drop in centre.[1] The building was designated a Municipal Heritage Property in 2004.
The original name of the town was Diamond, because the crossing of the two railway lines created a diamond shape. Soon the name of the town site was changed to Warman, named after Cy Warman (1855–1914), a journalist who followed and recorded the construction of the Canadian National Railway.[2]
References
- ↑ "Warman Senior Drop-In Centre". Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ↑ "Cy Warman: Pioneer Railroad Writer". Great Eastern. Retrieved 2012-02-10.