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Port Hope station

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Port Hope railway station, in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, is one of the oldest Canadian passenger rail stations still in active use. It is served by Via Rail trains running between Toronto, Kingston and Ottawa, and was also a stop for trains to and from Montreal until January 24, 2012. The station is unstaffed, but has a heated waiting room, a pay telephone, washrooms, free outdoor parking, and wheelchair access. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Railway Station 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Port Hope, Canada 3
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1856 2
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Railway Station 2
Connections

Has Building Type

Train Station, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

In Style

Italianate Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Port Hope station (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Limestone, Architectural Materials
Source Port Hope station (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, located there.
Sources
1. Port Hope station (Wikipedia)
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Port Hope railway station, in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, is one of the oldest Canadian passenger rail stations still in active use. It is served by Via Rail trains running between Toronto, Kingston and Ottawa, and was also a stop for trains to and from Montreal until January 24, 2012. The station is unstaffed, but has a heated waiting room, a pay telephone, washrooms, free outdoor parking, and wheelchair access.
  • Uses Element: Limestone, Wikipedia article
    The station, built from local limestone as part of the 1856 Grand Trunk Railway, opened on the October 27, 1856 inauguration of Montreal-Toronto mainline service.
  • In Style: Italianate Architecture, Wikipedia article
    Architecturally, its Italianate design is typical of many of the 34 stations originally on the main line.
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2. Port Hope station (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1856)
    Wikidata item Q3097328, date of official opening (P1619): year 1856
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Railway Station)
    Wikidata item Q3097328, instance of (P31): railway station
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3. Port Hope station (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Port Hope, Canada
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Port Hope, Canada
Wikidata item Q3097328, property P131/P17 (location): Port Hope, Canada
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