Sarnia station (also Sarnia Tunnel Station) is a
Via Rail train station in
Sarnia,
Ontario,
Canada. It is the western terminus for
Via Rail trains running from
Toronto through southwestern Ontario. The unstaffed
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
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is
wheelchair accessible. The station includes vending machines, washrooms, a pay phone, and a medium-sized waiting area.
Train 84 leaves daily from Sarnia at 08:40, and returns as train 87 at 22:20.
The ''
International Limited'' was operated jointly by Via Rail and
Amtrak between
Chicago and Toronto. The service, which had ended in 1971 by
CN Rail, was restarted in 1982 and discontinued again in 2004 due to border delays and post-9/11.
Route 1 Confederation will service the railway station on request and the connection to Amtrak Blue Water route can be made from cross border taxis between Sarnia and Port Huron.
The
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
station was built in 1891 by the
Grand Trunk Railway (and designed by engineer
Joseph Hobson
Joseph Hobson (1834–1917) was a Canadian land surveyor and railway design engineer. Early in his career he apprenticed under various professionals and became a provincial land surveyor when he was 21 years old. He did layout work for to ...
) and later acquired by VIA Rail through
CN Rail.
See also
*
List of designated heritage railway stations of Canada
*
Rail transport in Ontario
References
External links
Sarnia train station on VIARail.ca
Passenger rail transport in Sarnia
Rail infrastructure in Sarnia
Via Rail stations in Ontario
Railway stations in Lambton County
Grand Trunk Railway stations in Ontario
Designated heritage railway stations in Ontario
Former Amtrak stations in Canada
Buildings and structures in Sarnia
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