Amqui station

Amqui station is a Via Rail station in Amqui, Quebec, Canada. Located on Boulevard Saint-Benoît Boulevard Ouest, it is a heated and semi-staffed shelter equipped with washrooms and is wheelchair-accessible. Amqui is served by Via Rail's Ocean; the Montreal – Gaspé train was suspended in 2013. Both trains share the same rail line between Montreal and Matapédia.

Amqui
Location209, Boul. Saint-Benoît Ouest
Amqui, QC,
Canada
Coordinates48.4664°N 67.4361°W / 48.4664; -67.4361
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Sayabec
toward Montreal
 Ocean Causapscal
toward Halifax
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Sayabec
toward Montreal
 Montreal–Gaspé Causapscal
toward Gaspé

The station is representative of the boom in rail use in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the associated expansion of the railways in general, and the Intercolonial Railway of Canada (IRC) in particular. Amqui depended on the railway to transport their agricultural products and finished parts made of wood. Subsequently, Amqui became an important stop on the train's route from Montréal to Halifax, and from Montréal to Gaspé.

The design of the station Amqui is unusual for a station of the IRC. It is distinguished by its two-stage design, incorporating the housing of the station master and his family.[1]

The Canadian National Railway station is a designated Heritage Railway Station.[2]

References
  1. "Gare et wagon Lynnewood". Ville d'Amqui. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. "List of Designated Heritage Railway Stations: Quebec". Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Archived from the original on November 1, 2006.


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