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__NOTOC____NOTITLE__=[[Aylesford]] Station= | __NOTOC____NOTITLE__=[[Aylesford]] Station= | ||
| − | Built in the 1890s, it was rebuilt and expanded in 1906. | + | Built in the 1890s, it was rebuilt and expanded in 1906. The station remained in service until June 1, 1971 when it was closed and the order board signal was removed.<ref>[[1971-08-01 Bulletin No. 54|Dominion Atlantic Railway Company Bulletin No. 54, Kentville, NS, August 1, 1971, citing June 1, 1971 supplement of list of stations closed]]</ref> |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<Gallery perrow=5> | <Gallery perrow=5> | ||
| + | File:AtkinsAylesford.jpg|Postcard of the [[Aylesford Station]] and hotel, circa 1920. | ||
File:AylesfordStation 1947 YomanMorrison stationAgent.jpg|The Aylesford Station with agent [[Yoman Morrison]], 1947. | File:AylesfordStation 1947 YomanMorrison stationAgent.jpg|The Aylesford Station with agent [[Yoman Morrison]], 1947. | ||
Image:Train No. 95.jpg|Dayliner [[Train No. 95]] en route to [[Yarmouth]] in first week of service at [[Aylesford]] August 27, 1956. | Image:Train No. 95.jpg|Dayliner [[Train No. 95]] en route to [[Yarmouth]] in first week of service at [[Aylesford]] August 27, 1956. | ||
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File:DAR - Aylesford Station Trackside view-Harold Jenkins Photo-September 1958.JPG|[[Aylesford Station]] trackside view, September 1958. | File:DAR - Aylesford Station Trackside view-Harold Jenkins Photo-September 1958.JPG|[[Aylesford Station]] trackside view, September 1958. | ||
Image:Aylesford.jpg|[[Aylesford Station]] circa 1958. | Image:Aylesford.jpg|[[Aylesford Station]] circa 1958. | ||
| + | File:DAR - Aylesford Station end view-Harold Jenkins Photo-September 1958.JPG|[[Aylesford Station]] west end, September 1958. | ||
File:Aylesford10019.JPG|[[Aylesford]] VIA platform, site of the [[Aylesford Station]], looking East. April 1986. | File:Aylesford10019.JPG|[[Aylesford]] VIA platform, site of the [[Aylesford Station]], looking East. April 1986. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:25, 16 February 2022
Aylesford Station
Built in the 1890s, it was rebuilt and expanded in 1906. The station remained in service until June 1, 1971 when it was closed and the order board signal was removed.[1]
Gallery
Postcard of the Aylesford Station and hotel, circa 1920.
The Aylesford Station with agent Yoman Morrison, 1947.
Dayliner Train No. 95 en route to Yarmouth in first week of service at Aylesford August 27, 1956.
Aylesford Station trackside view, September 1958.
Aylesford Station circa 1958.
Aylesford Station west end, September 1958.
Aylesford VIA platform, site of the Aylesford Station, looking East. April 1986.
References and Footnotes
John and Twila DeCoste, A History of Aylesford and District, Lancelot Press, 1986, p. 62-69.
