Warman Railway Station
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Warman Railway Station
OR:
Warman Railway Station on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The Warman station is a former railway station in
Warman, Saskatchewan Warman is the ninth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately north of the city of Saskatoon, and northeast of the city of Martensville, Saskatchewan, Martensville. According to the Canada 2016 Census, 2016 census, Warman is ...
. It was built by the Canadian Northern Railway along the east-west Canadian Northern Railway line (running from Humboldt to North Battleford) at the intersection with the
Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...
north–south line (running from Regina to
Prince Albert Prince Albert most commonly refers to: *Albert, Prince Consort (1819–1861), consort of Queen Victoria *Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco Prince Albert may also refer to: Royalty * Albert I of Belgium ...
). The -storey, stucco-clad, wood-frame train station, was originally located at the intersection of two railway lines. The station building was moved to its current location in 1942 when its use as a station was discontinued; the building is now used as a seniors drop in centre. The building was designated a Municipal Heritage Property in 2004. The original name of the town was Diamond, because the crossing of the two railway lines created a diamond shape. Soon the name of the town site was changed to Warman, named after
Cy Warman Cy Warman (June 22, 1855 – April 7, 1914) was an American journalist and author known during his life by the appellation "The Poet Laureate of the Rockies". Life Cy (Cyrus) Warman was born on a homestead to John and Nancy Askew Warman of Greenup ...
(1855–1914), a journalist who followed and recorded the construction of the Canadian National Railway.


References

{{reflist Canadian National Railway stations in Saskatchewan Canadian Northern Railway stations in Saskatchewan Railway stations closed in 1942 Railway stations in Canada opened in 1907 Disused railway stations in Canada