Hornepayne station
Hornepayne | |||||||||||
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View of the station in 2009. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hornepayne, ON Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°13′08″N 84°46′31″W / 49.2188°N 84.7753°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Via Rail | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Sign post | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1913 | ||||||||||
| Closed | building demolished October 2020 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Canadian Northern Railway Canadian National Railway | ||||||||||
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Hornepayne railway station is located in the township of Hornepayne, Ontario, Canada. This station is served by Via Rail's transcontinental train The Canadian.
The station was established in 1913 by the Canadian Northern Railway as a divisional point and headquarters for the Superior Division, under the name Fitzbach railway station; its name was changed to Hornepayne around 1920. Before the completion of the northern section of Highway 631 in 1959,: 90 the town was dependent on the railway for transportation of supplies into the community.
The historic station building, built in 1921, was a designated property under the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act. Despite this, CN applied for and was granted permission to demolish it, due to safety concerns. The demolition was completed in 2020.