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==Kentville Station==
 
==Kentville Station==
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The [[Kentville]] station was built in 1869 by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway. It served as divisional and corporate headquarters for the DAR as well as serving Kentville's passenger, baggage and telegraph traffic. A lunch room also operated in the west end of the station for most of its history. A 30 foot baggage room was added to the east in the 1890s. A major addition, designed in 1902 and completed by 1904, added a central tower, all-round platform awnings and a 40 foot extension to the west. Another 40 foor extension with six dormers was added to the west in 1914-1915. The station was initially a straw yellow colour with dark red trim. It as given an an all-red paint in World War Two. The platform awnings were gradually cut back over the years. VIA Rail moved its passenger service to a new brick station in 1988. The station was demolished in 1990.
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The [[Kentville]] station was built in 1869 by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway. It served as divisional and corporate headquarters for the DAR as well as serving Kentville's passenger, baggage and telegraph traffic. A lunch room also operated in the west end of the station for most of its history. A 30 foot baggage room was added to the east in the 1890s. A major addition, designed in 1902 and completed by 1904, added a central tower, all-round platform awnings and a 40 foot extension to the west. Another 40 foor extension with six dormers was added to the west in 1914-1915. The station was initially a straw yellow colour with dark red trim. It as given an an all-red paint in World War Two. The platform awnings were gradually cut back over the years. VIA Rail moved its passenger service to a new brick station in 1988 which served only a year until passenger service was cancelled. The DAR's wooden station was demolished in 1990. The VIA brick station now serves as a bus station.
  
 
==Windsor & Annapolis Railway Wood Station 1869 - 1894(?)==
 
==Windsor & Annapolis Railway Wood Station 1869 - 1894(?)==
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Image:KentvilleStationf.jpg|Kentville Station 1942
 
Image:KentvilleStationf.jpg|Kentville Station 1942
 
Image:KentvilleStationh.jpg|Kentville Station
 
Image:KentvilleStationh.jpg|Kentville Station
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Image:KentvilleStationi.jpg|Kentville Station
 
 
Image:Dar9059a.jpg|Dayliner 9059 at Kentville Station
 
Image:Dar9059a.jpg|Dayliner 9059 at Kentville Station
 
Image:DAR0470e.jpg|[[DAR0470|No. 470]] at the [[Kentville Station]] on  July 3, 1954 leading [[Train No. 13]] for [[Kingsport]].
 
Image:DAR0470e.jpg|[[DAR0470|No. 470]] at the [[Kentville Station]] on  July 3, 1954 leading [[Train No. 13]] for [[Kingsport]].
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Image:Kentville station and Dayliner 1973.jpg|Dayliner [[CPR9057|No. 9057]] at [[Kentville Station]], [[Kentville]] in August 1973.  
 
Image:Kentville station and Dayliner 1973.jpg|Dayliner [[CPR9057|No. 9057]] at [[Kentville Station]], [[Kentville]] in August 1973.  
 
Image:Kentville Station August 17 1977.jpg|[[Kentville Station]], [[Kentville]] NS August 17 1977.
 
Image:Kentville Station August 17 1977.jpg|[[Kentville Station]], [[Kentville]] NS August 17 1977.
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==VIA Rail Station 1988-1989==
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Image:KentvilleStationi.jpg|Kentville Station circa 1988. Old station in foreground, new brick station in background to right.
 
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==References and Footnotes==
 
==References and Footnotes==
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''Canadian Railway Station Guide'' Bruce Ballantyne, Bytown Railway Society, 1998
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''Devil's Half Acre'' Mabel Nichols Kentville Centenniel Committee, 1986
 
''Devil's Half Acre'' Mabel Nichols Kentville Centenniel Committee, 1986
  

Revision as of 22:40, 14 September 2008

Kentville Station

The Kentville station was built in 1869 by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway. It served as divisional and corporate headquarters for the DAR as well as serving Kentville's passenger, baggage and telegraph traffic. A lunch room also operated in the west end of the station for most of its history. A 30 foot baggage room was added to the east in the 1890s. A major addition, designed in 1902 and completed by 1904, added a central tower, all-round platform awnings and a 40 foot extension to the west. Another 40 foor extension with six dormers was added to the west in 1914-1915. The station was initially a straw yellow colour with dark red trim. It as given an an all-red paint in World War Two. The platform awnings were gradually cut back over the years. VIA Rail moved its passenger service to a new brick station in 1988 which served only a year until passenger service was cancelled. The DAR's wooden station was demolished in 1990. The VIA brick station now serves as a bus station.

Windsor & Annapolis Railway Wood Station 1869 - 1894(?)

  • Kentville Station and Yard July 27, 1871

Dominion Atlantic Railway Wood Station 1894(?) - 1904

  • Kentville Station circa 1890

  • Kentville Station circa 1900

Dominion Atlantic Railway Wood Station 1904 - 1914

  • Kentville Station circa 1904-1914

  • Kentville Station circa 1904-1914

  • Kentville Station circa 1914-1918

Dominion Atlantic Railway Wood Station 1915 - 1990

VIA Rail Station 1988-1989

  • Kentville Station circa 1988. Old station in foreground, new brick station in background to right.

References and Footnotes

Canadian Railway Station Guide Bruce Ballantyne, Bytown Railway Society, 1998

Devil's Half Acre Mabel Nichols Kentville Centenniel Committee, 1986

Former Kentville Railway Station, Kentville, Nova Scotia Robert Hunter, Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada report, RSR 6

External Links

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