Hipster Duck
Senior Member
For the most part, most Canadian railway stations escaped unscathed. A lot of them are used for purposes other than rail travel, but at least they still exist in some form, or another.
Probably cheaper to build new.
For the most part, most Canadian railway stations escaped unscathed. A lot of them are used for purposes other than rail travel, but at least they still exist in some form, or another.
In the late 1980s, all standing railway stations still in use (either as passenger stations or on railway property) were protected by Heritage Canada - the impetus for this was the outcry over Canadian Pacific's illegal demolition of the West Toronto station.
The biggest losses before then were in smaller centres and small towns.
In the GTA, besides Union Station and Brampton (CN), CN Aurora, Maple, Markham, Georgetown, still remain in railway use. CP North Toronto, CN Burlington, and CN Unionville are still in place, and CP Streetsville, CP Locust Hill, CN Uxbridge, CN Mimico, CN Don, CN Milton, CN Newmarket were moved. CN North Toronto and CN Stouffville burned since the legislation. All CP stations in the GTA, except North Toronto and Locust Hill, are gone.