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Sayabec station is a
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station in
Sayabec, Quebec Sayabec () is a municipality located in the La Matapédia Regional County Municipality (RCM) in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Matapédia Valley between the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Appalachian near Lake Matapédia. Th ...
, Canada. Located on Rue Boulay ( Route 132), it is a
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with no ticket service. Sayabec is served 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 ...
's ''
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''; the
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was suspended in 2013. Both trains share the same rail line between Montreal and Matapédia. The old building of the
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station is a designated Heritage Railway Station.Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada: "List of Designated Heritage Railway Stations: Quebec"
It has been renovated and relocated from its original location to a park in Sayabec. It now serves as a meeting hall and provides touristic information.


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Via Rail stations in Quebec Designated heritage railway stations in Quebec Railway stations in Bas-Saint-Laurent Heritage buildings of Quebec {{Quebec-railstation-stub