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}}The Rivers railway station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Rivers, Manitoba, in the centre of town. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian.WEB,weblink Rivers train station, 2009-11-22, 2009-12-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091224083343weblink">weblink live, The station operates as a flag stop with 48-hour advance notice.The station was originally built in 1917 for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The station building is a 1½ story structure made of concrete to halfway up the first story, brick to the roof line.WEB,weblink Canadian National Railways Station, Heritage Properties, Historical Places - A Joint Federal, Provincial and Territorial Initiative, 2012-05-20, 2016-03-08,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160308045657weblink">weblink live, The station building was closed in the 1990s, however trains continued to serve the community as a flag stop. The station was designated a national historic site in 1992.WEB,weblink Archived copy, 2009-11-23, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20061028223406weblink">weblink 2006-10-28, A local community group is working on restoring the building.In 2008, Via Rail (Via) relocated its facilities serving The Canadian from Brandon North railway station (located {{convert|23|km|abbr=on}} away) to the Rivers railway station.WEB,weblink Via Expands Station Services in Rivers, Manitoba Press Release Wednesday, 31 December 2008, 29 January 2011, 20 January 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110120204819weblink">weblink live,

Stranding

On March 1, 2011, Via passengers traveling east were stranded for 15 hours due to a Canadian National freight train becoming disabled near Rivers.WEB,weblink Disabled freight train strands Via passengers, 3 Mar 2011, The line was reopened, but this delay suspended Via's service between Winnipeg and Toronto in both directions.Via's services between Toronto and Winnipeg affected by freight train mechanical failure {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706212813weblink |date=2011-07-06 }}. Via Rail Canada - Press Release, March 2, 2011. Retrieved 3 Mar 2011. Consequently, Via had to make arrangements to accommodate about 70 affected passengers, including providing alternate transportation for them.Passenger train service suspended {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304173531weblink |date=2011-03-04 }}. CBC News, March 2, 2011. Retrieved 3 Mar 2011. Regular service was expected to resume the following Thursday for the Winnipeg to Toronto route, and on the next Saturday for the opposite direction.Via Passengers Stranded At Rivers {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708161531weblink |date=2011-07-08 }}. Retrieved 3 Mar 2011.WEB,weblink Broken freight train causes Via Rail to stop service between Toronto, Winnipeg, 3 Mar 2011, 6 March 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110306090805weblink">weblink live,

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External links

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• Community Group with Grant To Restore The Station
• Via Rail Station Information