Nelson station (British Columbia)

Nelson
General information
Location	90 Baker Street, Nelson, BC Canada
Coordinates	49°29′22″N 117°18′03″W
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	1900
Former services
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station Beasley toward Katz Katz – Medicine Hat via Nelson and Lethbridge Troup toward Medicine Hat South Slocan toward Slocan City Slocan City – Nelson Terminus Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station Apex toward Marcus Marcus – Nelson Terminus
Heritage Railway Station (Canada)
Designated	1992
Reference no.	4562

The Nelson station (located in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada) and was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1900. The 2-story, wood-frame, railway station is located near the lakefront to serve as an important meeting point between rail and steamboat transportation.[1] This station is no longer used as a passenger station and the building has been designated a national heritage railway station.[2] It is now home to the Nelson Chamber of Commerce, a coffee shop on the East end of the building, with the remainder still undergoing restoration. The station was also used by Great Northern Railway's Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway.[3]

References

1. "Canadian Historic Places Register". A Federal, Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
2. "Canadian Pacific Railway Station". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
3. Official Guide of the Railways (PDF). New York City: National Railway Publishing Company. 1921. p. 1370.