The Port-Daniel station is an inactive railway station built in 1908 by

Quebec Atlantic Oriental Railway The Quebec Oriental Railway was the name for a railway running along the southern shore of the Gaspe peninsula, Quebec, Canada, opened in 1907 from Matapédia to (eventually) Gaspe Town. The railway was taken over by Canadian National, which th ...

. The railway line and service was acquired by

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. CN retained the tracks until 1998, but

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 ...

took over passenger service from 1977 to 2013. The station is located on Route 132 in Port-Daniel–Gascons, Quebec,

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. It was formerly staffed by VIA Rail but it is currently closed; Via lists the station as a "sign post". , the Gaspé train is not running; the closest passenger rail service is provided at the Matapédia railway station. However, service to Gaspé is scheduled to resume in 2026. The station was given protected status in 1995.

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*{{VIA Station, PDAN Via Rail stations in Quebec Railway stations in Canada opened in 1908 Railway stations in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine 1908 establishments in Quebec Disused railway stations in Canada Railway stations closed in 2013