Summary
Between 1912 and 1914, the Canadian Pacific Railway built a diversion of its mainline between Toronto and Smiths Falls. On paper it was called the Campbellford, Lake Ontario & Western Railway but in all public advertising it was simply referred to as Canadian Pacific’s Lake Ontario Shore Line. One of the passenger stations on this new line was located at Mill Street north of Monroe Street, a short distance north of Newcastle’s main intersection. Most importantly, this put it twice as close to Newcastle than the Grand Trunk Railway’s passenger station at the opposite end of town. The CPR station was a wood-frame building with a lower floor for the regular station amenities (waiting room, baggage room, telegraph and ticket office), while the upper floor housed the station agent and their family. This design feature was common in rural areas where it was more practical than separate accommodations. Service to Newcastle over this new line commenced on June 29th, 1914, and initially only saw four passenger trains per day (one Toronto-Ottawa through train and a local Toronto-Belleville train in each direction). This quickly doubled to eight trains per day by the 1920’s.
Shortly after the Great Depression began to set in, service to Newcastle was reduced to just two passenger trains per day. Newcastle Station closed to passengers altogether in 1933, the same year the pool train agreement between CN and CP took effect. This agreement moved a considerable amount of CP passenger traffic over to CN between the cities of Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal to reduce overhead costs. Newcastle continued to appear on CPR timetables with no trains listed next to it throughout the depression, likely only being used as a telegraph and train order office during this period. The pool train agreement persisted for over two decades after the end of the depression and as a result, passenger rail service would never return to Newcastle. The station continued to be used as a train order office until it was rendered obsolete by the implementation of Centralized Traffic Control in 1961. The building sat abandoned for a few years until it was dismantled in 1964.
An early 1900’s postcard of Newcastle station, likely just after the opening of the line in 1914. Courtesy of the Ross Gray collection. 
The station is seen missing its platform in this photo from 1964, no longer needing it since its abandonment. It was demolished later the same year. Courtesy of the Al Paterson Collection.
Condensed Station Info:
| Location: | Served By: | Current State: | Date Built: | Date Demolished: |
| Mill Street North | Canadian Pacific Railway (1914 – 1933) | Demolished | 1914 | 1964 |