Nelson station (British Columbia)
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| Location | 90 Baker Street, Nelson, BC Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°29′22″N 117°18′03″W / 49.4895°N 117.3009°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Designated | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 4562 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Nelson station (located in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada) and was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1900. The 2-story, wood-frame, railway station is located near the lakefront to serve as an important meeting point between rail and steamboat transportation.[1] This station is no longer used as a passenger station and the building has been designated a national heritage railway station.[2] It is now home to the Nelson Chamber of Commerce, a coffee shop on the East end of the building, with the remainder being the city's visitor centre.[3] The station was also used by Great Northern Railway's Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway.[4]
References
- ^ "Canadian Historic Places Register". A Federal, Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "Canadian Pacific Railway Station". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "Nelson BC Visitor Centre on Baker Street - Tourist Information Centre". Discover Nelson. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ Official Guide of the Railways (PDF). New York City: National Railway Publishing Company. 1921. p. 1370.