Summary

Caledon Station was built by the narrow-gauge Toronto, Grey & Bruce Railway in 1871 while construction was progressing north towards Owen Sound. It was a simple wooden frame structure with a lean-to roof, located in the south end of Caledon Village on the west side of Troiless Street. The station’s opening was delayed until the line was complete up to Orangeville, and the first revenue passenger train arrived in Caledon on September 18th, 1871. However, the “formal” opening of the railway did not occur until November 4th. Four trains stopped at Caledon per day upon its opening. As the TG&B grew in size, the much larger Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway both sought to gain control of it. The Grand Trunk laid the groundwork by agreeing to fund its conversion to standard gauge in 1881. However, they would ultimately have insufficient funds to acquire the TG&B, which instead went to Canadian Pacific in 1883. After Canadian Pacific’s transcontinental line was complete in 1885, the line through Caledon became an important connection to the west. Trains would bring passengers to Owen Sound where they could then take a steamship through the Great Lakes to Port Arthur, then back on a train to reach points west.

In 1908, Canadian Pacific completed a direct rail connection between their transcontinental line in Sudbury and the former TG&B line in Bolton. This rerouted transcontinental traffic away from Caledon, but local trains continued to serve the communities along the line. The Great Depression reduced ridership to the point that only a single mixed train in each direction was serving Caledon Station by 1931. The line between Bolton and Orangeville was abandoned in 1932 and the rails were torn up shortly thereafter, but the station was saved from destruction and readapted as a private residence. It still exists in its original location albeit after receiving numerous modifications over the years.

  • An official Canadian Pacific photograph of Caledon station in 1898, with railway workers posing next to a handcar. Photo by J. W. Heckman, courtesy of the Canadian Railway Historical Association.
  • A photo of Caledon Station in 1932, the same year it would close to passengers. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library.

Condensed Station Info:

Location:Served By:Current State:Date Built:Date Demolished:
Troiless StreetToronto, Grey & Bruce (1871 – 1883)
Canadian Pacific (1883 – 1932)		Preserved1871N/A