Allanwater Bridge railway station is located in the Allan Water area of the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Ontario, just west of where the railway line crosses the river
Allan Water over a
truss bridge. This station is served by
Via Rail. Transcontinental ''
Canadian'' trains stop here under Via Rail's Special Stop Request program.
There is no permanent settlement at Allan Water; however, the station serves a number of recreational properties and wilderness lodges, and as an access point to
Wabakimi Provincial Park. The area was also formerly home to a
trading post operated by the
Hudson's Bay Company with a small
Anglican church dedicated to
St. Barnabas
Barnabas (; arc, ܒܪܢܒܐ; grc, Βαρνάβας), born Joseph () or Joses (), was according to tradition an early Christian, one of the prominent Christian disciples in Jerusalem. According to Acts 4:36, Barnabas was a Cypriot Jew. Nam ...
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St. Barnabas Anglican Church in Allanwater Bridge, Ontario
Via Rail stations in Ontario
Railway stations in Thunder Bay District
Canadian National Railway stations in Ontario
Allanwater Bridge
Allanwater Bridge
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