Farnham station, or the Canadian Pacific Railway station is a disused railway station in

Farnham, Quebec Farnham is a city in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 10,149, making it the second most populated community in the RCM. History The city of ...

, Canada. Its address is 191 Victoria Road. The current station was built in 1950 to replace a previous station building (built in 1879–1882) which burned down in 1949, and opened to passenger service on March 8, 1951. The station saw its final passenger service on October 24, 1980. It was designated as a heritage railway station under the

Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act The ''Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act'' is an act of the Parliament of Canada. The ''Act'' was enacted in 1988 in response to a long-standing and widespread concern that Canada’s heritage railway stations were not being protected. B ...

in 1994. The Farnham station building last served as the headquarters for the Canadian operations of the

Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway was a Class II freight railroad that operated in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec between 2002 and 2014. It was headquartered in Hermon, Maine. Its Canadian subs ...

(MMA), which declared bankruptcy in August 2013 as a direct result of the Lac-Mégantic derailment in July that year.

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HistoricPlaces.ca - Farnham Canadian Pacific Railway Station
* * Canadian Pacific Railway stations in Quebec Disused railway stations in Canada Railway stations in Montérégie Railway stations in Canada opened in 1950 Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Quebec Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality {{Quebec-railstation-stub

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