This two-storey brick and stone building on Pacific Avenue in Brandon, measuring 50 feet by 90 feet, with twin one-storey wings on either side measuring 30 feet by 35 feet, was built between mid-1911 and early 1912 by the Brandon Construction Company at a cost of about $60,000 as a new station for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Featuring terrazzo floors and oak paneling inside, the station opened officially on 1 May 1912.
Now a provincially-designated historic building, it is now used as office space for a local immigrants service agency.
The former Canadian Pacific Railway station at Brandon (October 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Rear of the former Canadian Pacific Railway station at Brandon (May 2018)
Source: George Penner
The former Canadian Pacific Railway station at Brandon (July 2021)
Source: George Penner
The former Canadian Pacific Railway station at Brandon (June 2022)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
The former Canadian Pacific Railway station at Brandon (November 2022)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84962, W99.95146
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Brandon Construction Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Railway Stations
“Front view of preposed new C.P.R. depot,” Brandon Sun, 13 April 1911, page 1.
“The contract let for new station,” Brandon Sun, 20 July 1911, page 10.
“Building permits,” Brandon Sun, 3 August 1911, page 1.
“Local builders state past season’s record to be eclipsed,” Brandon Sun, 21 December 1911, page 15.
Brandon CPR Depot's New Lease on Life by Christian Cassidy, West End Dumplings, 31 March 2011.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 14 June 2025
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