January 15, 1990 - VIA Rail Canada discontinues its Evangeline passenger train service from Halifax to Yarmouth.

March 27, 1990 - CP Rail formally abandons the Kentville Subdivision from Coldbrook (mileage 4.6) to Annapolis Royal (mileage 58.4) and the Yarmouth Subdivision from Annapolis Royal (mileage 0.0) to Yarmouth (mileage 86.6), a total distance of 140.4 miles.

September 16, 1993 - The last train departed Kentville at 1:20pm .

September 22, 1993 - CP Rail formally abandons the Halifax Subdivision from New Minas (mileage 52.9) to Kentville (mileage 56.1), including the 4.3 mile Kentville Spur from mileage 56.1 of the Halifax Subdivision to the end of track in Coldbrook, as well as the 2.3 mile Kingsport Spur from mileage 56.1 of the Halifax Subdivision to the end of track in Steam Mill.

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  Map of the Annapolis Valley Fruit District, 1931 showing warehouse locations on the Kingsport, Kentville and Halifax subdvisions.