Amqui station

Amqui
General information
Location	209, Boul. Saint-Benoît Ouest Amqui, QC, Canada
Coordinates	48.4664°N 67.4361°W / 48.4664; -67.4361
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Shelter
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Sayabec toward Montreal Ocean Causapscal toward Halifax
Former services Preceding station Via Rail Following station Sayabec toward Montreal Montreal–Gaspé (Suspended 2013-2026) Causapscal toward Gaspé Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station St. Lawrence Lbr. Company toward Montreal Montreal – Moncton Lac au Saumon toward Moncton

Amqui station is a Via Rail station in Amqui, Quebec, Canada. Located on Boulevard Saint-Benoît Boulevard Ouest, it is a heated and semi-staffed shelter equipped with washrooms and is wheelchair-accessible. Amqui is served by Via Rail's Ocean; the Montreal – Gaspé train was suspended in 2013. Both trains share the same rail line between Montreal and Matapédia.

The station is representative of the boom in rail use in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the associated expansion of the railways in general, and the Intercolonial Railway of Canada (IRC) in particular. Amqui depended on the railway to transport their agricultural products and finished parts made of wood. Subsequently, Amqui became an important stop on the train's route from Montréal to Halifax, and from Montréal to Gaspé.

The design of the station Amqui is unusual for a station of the IRC. It is distinguished by its two-stage design, incorporating the housing of the station master and his family.

The Canadian National Railway station is a designated Heritage Railway Station.

See also

• List of designated heritage railway stations of Canada

External links

• Via Rail station page for Amqui station
• Via Rail page for the Ocean
• Via Rail page for the Montreal – Gaspé train