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Middleton Station

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Middleton Station

The first Middleton Railway Station was constructed in 1869 as one of the original 21 stations for the newly minted Windsor & Annapolis Railway. It was anticipated that Middleton would be the junction of a number of soon to be built branches and lines and so a large station becoming of the level and trade and industry that Middleton would soon be receiving was built.

Following a disastrous fire that destroyed the original Windsor & Annapolis Railway 3 story station in 1915, the second Middleton station was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in their style of the day and of a size more suitable for the actual trade the station now saw in that era. Interestingly enough though, the second station, as was the original one, was still painted the DAR straw yellow and continued to be painted so until the late 40's or early 50's when a large freight shed addition was constructed and the station painted the CPR tuscan red.

Wood Station 1869 - 1915

Wood Station 1915 - Present

Adjoining freight shed addition was built between 1946 and 1956 as was the station repainted from yellow to CPR tuscan red.