Summary

Beaverton Station was built in 1870 by the Midland Railway of Canada while its construction was progressing northwest to its namesake town of Midland, and the first train arrived on December 25th of the same year. It was located on Franklin Street near the intersection of Centre Street, though it’s unknown exactly what the building would have originally looked like due to modifications it received in later years. The railway was stalled in Beaverton for the time being, and as such a turntable was initially located near the station to turn locomotives around. Service was eventually opened beyond Beaverton to Midland in July 1879, but this arrangement under the Midland Railway would only last for a short time afterward. The larger Grand Trunk Railway leased the Midland Railway in 1884, under whom the station in Beaverton would see a total of four train departures per day. From the time it was established, the railway line Beaverton Station was situated on could be considered a “branch line”, one with a miniscule amount of through traffic and only a handful of local trains.

Around the turn of the 20th century, the Grand Trunk modified Beaverton Station with a gable and an operator’s bay, which increased visibility from the station agent’s office. The Grand Trunk was soon joined by the Canadian Northern Railway, who constructed their line through Beaverton approximately half a kilometer to the west. Over the next couple of decades, the Grand Trunk encountered financial difficulties that culminated in its nationalization and subsequent merger into Canadian National in 1923. The same would happen to Canadian Northern simultaneously, and the former Grand Trunk station was subsequently renamed to Beaverton East to differentiate it from the other station in town.

The popularization of automobiles during the early 20th century contributed to a decline in passenger ridership, which was intensified by the conversion of several nearby stagecoach routes into the provincial highway system during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Service to Beaverton was reduced to just two trains per day by 1940, and the remaining service would end altogether by 1958. The former Midland Railway line north of Beaverton was abandoned in 1963, then south of Beaverton in 1966. It’s around this time that the station was dismantled, and a commercial property now occupies the site.

Condensed Station Info:

Location:	Served By:	Current State:	Date Built:	Date Demolished:
Franklin Street at Centre Street	MRC (1870 – 1884) GTR (1884 – 1923) CNR (1923 – 1958)	Demolished	1870	1966