Medicine Hat station is a Heritage Railway station in

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. It was built in 1906 and expanded in 1911–1912, using red brick from Medicine Hat and sandstone from Calgary.

Passenger services

Notable

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included the Imperial Limited which ran from 1899 to 1933, which got replaced by the

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which ran from 1933 to 1966, and the

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from 1955 to 1990, which replaced the Dominion as the flagship train. In 1978,

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took over all Canadian passenger trains, including the

which was the only train serving the station at that time. Passenger services to the station ended on January 15, 1990 when the Canadian was rerouted on the

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main line through northern

, serving

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due to budget cuts. * Imperial Limited *

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Designated heritage railway stations in Alberta Disused railway stations in Canada Canadian Pacific Railway stations in Alberta Railway stations in Canada opened in 1906 {{Alberta-transport-stub