Lac-Édouard station

Lac-Édouard station is a Via Rail station in Lac-Édouard, Quebec, Canada. It is a request stop consisting of an unmanned shelter. As of 2024, the station is permanently closed.[1]

Lac-Édouard
Station and hotel photographed in 1910
General information
Coordinates47.6586°N 72.2743°W / 47.6586; -72.2743
Construction
Structure typeSign post
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Triton Club
toward Montreal
 Montreal–Jonquière Cherokee
toward Jonquière
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Caribou
toward Chicoutimi
 Quebec – Chicoutimi Triton Club
toward Quebec

Considering the fact that the village of Lac-Édouard was away from main roads, the railway artery, opened in 1885, was a key to economic development in the region.[2] This railway, linking Montreal to Chambord, via Junction Garneau, greatly favored forestry, sanatorium (since 1904) and tourist activities. Lac-Édouard railroad station was the key point of transit of passengers and goods before the construction of roads.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Lac Édouard train station". VIA Rail. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. "Lac-Édouard (Municipalité)". Commission de toponymie (in French). 13 January 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. Histoire de Lac-Édouard (in French). Municipalité de Lac-Édouard. p. 10-11. Retrieved 21 February 2024.


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