Armdale station was a railway station in
Armdale, Nova Scotia
Armdale is a neighbourhood of the community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
History
Prior to European colonization, the Mi'kmaq inhabited these lands for thousands of years.
When Europeans began colonizing the land surrounding Halifax Harbour ...
, Canada. It was operated originally by the
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
CN i ...
and later by
Via Rail
Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada. It receives an annual subsidy from Transport Canada to offset the cost of operating ...
. It was located near the
Halifax Shopping Centre
Halifax Shopping Centre, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Atlantic Canada's largest multi-building shopping centre. The centre is operated by Toronto-based Cushman & Wakefield Asset Services Inc. The property consists of an enclosed shopping ...
.
In the 1970s and 1980s, it was served by
Budd Rail Diesel Car
The Budd Rail Diesel Car, RDC, Budd car or Buddliner is a self-propelled diesel multiple unit (DMU) railcar. Between 1949 and 1962, 398 RDCs were built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The cars were primarily adop ...
(RDC) passenger trains operated by CN and later Via until the end of RDC service in Nova Scotia in 1990.
References
Via Rail stations in Nova Scotia
Transport in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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