Kensington Railway Station
| Kensington Railway Station | |
|---|---|
The station in September 2013 in use as a restaurant | |
Interactive map of the Kensington Railway Station area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Opened | 20 December 1905 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Fieldstone |
| Floor count | 1 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Charles Benjamin Chappell |
| Official name | Kensington Railway Station National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 15 June 1976 |
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The Kensington Railway Station is a National Historic Site of Canada, located in the town of Kensington, Prince Edward Island. The train station was the third built at the site, and one of two "boulder stations" built by Charles Benjamin Chappell in 1904, so named for the fieldstone composing its exterior walls.
Passenger service to the station was terminated in 1969, and in 1985 the site was purchased by the town of Kensington. In 1990, diesel locomotive Engine 1762 was moved to the site from Summerside for permanent display. The building has been restored and renovated, and has been used for various purposes, including as a library and tourist information centre. It is currently used as a restaurant.