Matheson station is located in the township of
Black River-Matheson in
Ontario
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, Canada.
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. 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.
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
Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 at the 2021 Canadian census and an estimated population of ...
,
South Porcupine and
Iroquois Falls.
In 2021 the Government of Ontario announced plans to restore service using ONR from this station north to either Timminis or Cochrane by the mid 2020s. The new station will be one of nine enclosed shelters to provide a waiting area of passengers.
[https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en/northlander/stations-shelters]
References
External links
ONR – Matheson Station
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matheson Railway Station
Ontario Northland Railway stations
Railway stations in Cochrane District
Disused railway stations in Canada