Rivers station

Not to be confused with River Station.

The Rivers railway station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Rivers, Manitoba, in the centre of town. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian.^[1] The station operates as a flag stop with 48-hour advance notice.

Rivers
General information
Location	Hwy 250 & Hwy 25, Rivers, Manitoba Canada
Coordinates	50°01′44″N 100°14′19″W
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Shelter
Parking	Yes
History
Opened	1917; 108 years ago (1917) September 9, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-09-09) VIA Rail station
Previous names	Brandon North Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Melville toward Vancouver The Canadian Portage la Prairie toward Toronto
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Myra toward Vancouver Main Line Brandon North toward Montreal
Location

Brandon North
General information
Location	Hwy 250 & Hwy 25, Rivers, Manitoba Canada
Coordinates	49.997645°N 99.931976°W / 49.997645; -99.931976
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Shelter
History
Opened	1930s
Closed	2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Previous names	Brandon North Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Rivers toward Vancouver Main Line Knox toward Montreal Preceding station Via Rail Following station Regina toward Vancouver The Canadian before 1990 Portage la Prairie toward Toronto
Location

The station was originally built in 1917 for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The station building is a 1½ story structure made of concrete to halfway up the first story, brick to the roof line.^[2] The station building was closed in the 1990s, however trains continued to serve the community as a flag stop. The station was designated a national historic site in 1992.^[3] A local community group is working on restoring the building.

In 2008, Via Rail (Via) relocated its facilities serving The Canadian from Brandon North railway station (located 23 km (14 mi) away) to the Rivers railway station.^[4]

Stranding

On March 1, 2011, Via passengers traveling east were stranded for 15 hours due to a Canadian National freight train becoming disabled near Rivers.^[5] The line was reopened, but this delay suspended Via's service between Winnipeg and Toronto in both directions.^[6] Consequently, Via had to make arrangements to accommodate about 70 affected passengers, including providing alternate transportation for them.^[7] Regular service was expected to resume the following Thursday for the Winnipeg to Toronto route, and on the next Saturday for the opposite direction.^[8][9]