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Radville station is a former railway station in
Radville, Saskatchewan Radville is a small town in Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The town is in the RM of Laurier No. 38. It was incorporated in 1911 after being settled in 1895. Highway 28 and Highway 377 pass through the town. Nearby communities include ...
. It was built by the
Canadian Northern Railway The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its 1923 merger into the Canadian National Railway , the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton. Mani ...
as part of the Brandon to Lethbridge line, which was completed only as far west as Willow Bunch. The two-storey, wood-frame railway station is at a major division point on the railway line and is the only remaining 2nd-Class CNR railway station building still standing in the province. The building was designed by architect
Ralph Benjamin Pratt Ralph Benjamin Pratt (9 August 1872 – 14 March 1950) was a Canadian architect known for his work as a staff architect for the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway, and for his work as a member of the firm Pratt and Ross ...
. As a major division point from 1911 until the 1950s the site also housed a railway roundhouse. The building was designated a municipal heritage property in 1984. The building is now used as a museum.


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{{reflist Canadian National Railway stations in Saskatchewan Canadian Northern Railway stations in Saskatchewan Railway stations in Canada opened in 1912 Disused railway stations in Canada 1912 establishments in Saskatchewan