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 out of the old station in May 1988.(1) VIA;'s new station was a brick structure with a tower that echoed the tower of the old wooden DAR station. It was built at a cost of $240,000. The new station opened for passengers in late May and was officially opened in June.(2) The new station served only a year and a half 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

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Kentville Station circa 1930
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Kentville Station 1942
No. 470 at the Kentville Station on July 3, 1954 leading Train No. 13 for Kingsport.
No. 470 at Kentville 1954 with Kingsport Mixed.
An eastbound freight passes the Kentville Station in August of 1959.
D.A.R. Headquarters, Kentville Station, Kentville on July 20, 1967.
No. 9059 at Kentville Station in 1968.
Kentville Station, circa 1970.
Dayliner No. 9057 at Kentville Station, Kentville in August 1973.
Dayliner No. 9057 at Kentville Station, Kentville in August 1973.
Dayliner at Kentville Station on July 18, 1975.
Kentville Station, Kentville NS August 17 1977.