Summary

Milton Station was built in 1879 by the Credit Valley Railway while construction of their mainline was progressing from Toronto to St. Thomas. It was a Victorian-style wood frame building featuring an ornate turret at one corner, and was identical in design to another Credit Valley station located in Streetsville. The Canadian Pacific Railway gained control of the Credit Valley through one of its proxies, the Ontario & Quebec Railway, in 1883. When it was time to replace the station in 1914, the original structure was moved off its foundation and converted into a private residence elsewhere in Milton. While the replacement station was significantly larger and constructed of a sturdier brick and concrete, it followed a more simplistic design and was little more than a rectangle with a hipped roof.

The popularization of automobiles in the mid-20th Century resulted in a steep decline in passenger ridership. Highway 401 was completed from Toronto to London between 1959 and 1961, running parallel to the Canadian Pacific line in many places. The station was closed and torn down during the 1970’s, though its Credit Valley-era predecessor still remains as a private residence. The Milton GO Station was built just over a kilometer to the east in 1981.

  • A postcard of the original Credit Valley station circa 1900, by this point a Canadian Pacific station. A set of CPR standard lower-quadrant semaphores have been mounted to the roof for train order operation. Courtesy of the Milton Historical Society.
  • A circa 1910 photograph of the Credit Valley station’s replacement. Judging by the large crowd, some of whom are uniformed soldiers, this photo was likely taken closer to the beginning of World War One. Courtesy of the Milton Historical Society.
  • Milton Station has a new set of order boards in this photo from 1964, though little else has changed. Courtesy of the Al Paterson Collection.

Condensed Station Info:

Location:Served By:Current State:Date Built:Date Demolished:
North end of
Court Street		Credit Valley (1879 – 1883)
Canadian Pacific (1883 – 1970’s)		Moved and Repurposed (First)
Demolished (Second)		1877 (First)
1900’s (Second)		N/A (First)
1970’s (Second)