South Edmonton
South Edmonton station in June 2010
General information
Location8101 Gateway Boulevard,
Strathcona, Edmonton, Alberta
Coordinates53°31′1″N 113°29′40″W / 53.51694°N 113.49444°W / 53.51694; -113.49444
History
Opened1908
Closed1985
Previous namesStrathcona
Former services
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Edmonton
Terminus
 Edmonton – North Battleford Lambton Park
toward North Battleford
Edmonton – Portage la Prairie Wetaskiwin
toward Portage la Prairie
Ellerslie
toward Macleod
 Macleod – Edmonton Edmonton
Terminus
Nisku
toward Lacombe
 Lacombe – South Edmonton via Rimbey Terminus
Official nameCanadian Pacific Railway Station
DesignatedNovember 22, 1991

South Edmonton station, known as Strathcona station prior to 1932, was built by the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in what was then the City of Strathcona, Alberta. Construction on the station was started in 1907, completed in 1908, and expanded in 1910.

The building was initially the northern terminus of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway serving Strathcona and Edmonton, although Canadian Pacific later expanded that line north across the North Saskatchewan River via the High Level Bridge into Edmonton proper. The building was designated a Canadian Heritage Railway Station in 1991,[1] when it was still owned by CP and therefore subject to federal regulation. After being sold by CP it was designated a Municipal Historic Resource in 2003,[2] and a Provincial Historic Resource in 2004.[3]

From 1998 to 2010 the building was home to the Iron Horse Night Club, one of Edmonton's largest nightclubs, with two levels, eights bars, four rooms, a dance floor, and a stage; it hosted over 1,000 people on an average night.[4][5]

Previous station in Strathcona

The 1908 station was the second in Strathcona. The original 1891 station was demolished after this bigger station opened; however, a replica houses the Calgary & Edmonton Railway Station Museum at 10447 86 Avenue NW, four blocks north of the 1908 station.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Heritage Railway Station of Canada". Government of Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Alberta Registered Historic Places". Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "Alberta Registered Historic Places". Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "Iron Horse". Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  5. ^ "Iron Horse Cantina Denver - clubZone". clubzone.com.
  6. ^ "The Alberta Railway Museum". Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  7. ^ "Old Strathcona - Attractions". Retrieved March 3, 2010.
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