This one-storey brick building on Des Meurons Street in the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg, measuring 26 feet by 78 feet, was designed by the local architectural firm of Pratt and Ross. It was built between late 1913 and early 1914 by the construction firm of Benoit and Company as a station for the Canadian Northern Railway. The original cost estimate was $35,000 but, by the time that work began, the work had been trimmed down to about $15,000. The station opened officially on 27 March 1914.
The station operated into the early 1950s and was converted into a restaurant in 1970.
The former Canadian National Railway station in St. Boniface (1970)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Architectural Survey - Winnipeg,
Desalaberry & Rue Des Meurons - A[dditional] P[hotos]1, No. 26/70.
The former Canadian National Railway station in St. Boniface and railway car (September 2018)
Source: Nathan Kramer
The former Canadian National Railway station in St. Boniface (May 2018)
Source: George Penner
The former Canadian National Railway station in St. Boniface (February 2025)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Location (lat/long): N49.89344, W97.11204
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Pratt and Ross
Manitoba Business: Canadian Northern Railway / Canadian National Railway
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Northern Railway Station / Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway Station (236 Aubert Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Railway Stations
“C. N. R. St. Boniface Station,” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 July 1913, page 6.
“C. N. R. St. Boniface Station,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 November 1913, page 6.
“Winnipeg, Man.,” Contract Record and Engineering Review, 12 November 1913, page 67.
“The city today [New Station],” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 March 1914, page 6.
“City and General [New Station at St. Boniface],” Manitoba Free Press, 28 March 1914, page 37.
Canadian Northern Railway Station, 630 Rue Des Meurons by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2009.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Nathan Kramer, and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 1 March 2025
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