Matheson station
Matheson station is located in the township of Black River-Matheson in Ontario, Canada.
Matheson | |||||||||||
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Ontario Northland (inter-city rail) | |||||||||||
The original station, taken before 1916. | |||||||||||
Location | Railway Street, Matheson, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°32′2.70″N 80°27′56.41″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ontario Northland Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Northlander | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | single station building | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||
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History
An original station was built on the line circa 1908 by the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway; it was destroyed in the Matheson Fire in 1916. The present brick structure was built in its place in 1916. It still remains in place (as of 2020), well-maintained, unused and in good condition.[1] The building contains a cornerstone indicating it was placed in 1916 by William Howard Hearst as Premier of Ontario, T.&N.O Railway Chairman Jacob Lewis Englehart, Denis Murphy and George Wise.[2]
It was a stop for Northlander trains that are owned by Ontario Northland. The station was also a transfer point between the rail service and the Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services to Timmins, South Porcupine and Iroquois Falls
References
- "District of Cochrane". Existing Stations in Ontario. 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- cmh2315fl (August 2017). "Matheson ONR Railway Station (Matheson, Ontario)". flickr photo. Retrieved January 7, 2019.