Truro and Spring Hill Junction

Snapshot in Time: Historical Service

Historical snapshots based on data from available timetables.

Route Details (as of 1897)

Service Type
Rail Service
Agency
Intercolonial Railway of Canada
Division
Halifax and Saint John District
Route
Truro and Spring Hill Junction
Description
Truro to Spring Hill Junction
Source
Intercolonial Railway of Canada, Time Table No. 60, and Special Rules, For the use of Employees only. To Take Effect at 1.00 O'Clock, on Monday, June 21st, 1897. (June 21, 1897).
Stations
Belmont
Colchester County, Nova Scotia
Debert
Colchester County, Nova Scotia
East Mines
Colchester County, Nova Scotia
Folleigh
Colchester County, Nova Scotia
Greenville
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Londonderry
Colchester County, Nova Scotia
Oxford Junction
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
River Philip
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Salt Springs
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Spring Hill Junction
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Thomson
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Truro
Colchester County, Nova Scotia
Wentworth
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Westchester
Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Timetable
West Departures to Spring Hill Junction
1897 West route timetable with stations as rows and trips as columns
StationMile15
Freight
Daily, Sunday excepted
23
Freight
Daily, Sunday excepted
1
Express
Daily, Sunday excepted
33
Through Express
Daily, Sunday excepted
25
Through Express
Daily, Sunday excepted
Truro19:3007:0009:5522:0508:55
Belmont7.019:57 f07:4510:12
Debert11.020:09 f07:5810:18
East Mines13.020:18 f08:0710:23
Londonderry17.020:3008:3010:3122:3609:27
Folleigh24.020:57 f09:0210:47
Wentworth29.021:13 f09:2110:57
Westchester33.021:29 f09:4011:06
Greenville35.021:34 f10:1711:0910:03
Thomson42.022:00 f10:4311:25
Oxford Junction46.022:1510:5711:3323:3210:25
River Philip48.022:23 f11:0511:38
Salt Springs52.022:37 f11:1911:46
Spring Hill Junction59.023:00
Arrival
11:40
Arrival
12:00
Arrival
23:55
Arrival
10:50
Arrival

f - Passengers must tell the conductor that they wish to leave. Passengers waiting to board must activate the signal or be visible on the platform for the train to stop.

East Departures to Truro
1897 East route timetable with stations as rows and trips as columns
StationMile2
Express
Daily, Sunday excepted
16
Freight
Sunday Only
24
Freight
Daily, Sunday excepted
26
Through Express
Daily, Sunday excepted
34
Through Express
Sunday Only
Spring Hill Junction13:2502:1512:5017:2506:05
Salt Springs7.013:4002:37 f13:1317:37 f06:17 f
River Philip11.013:4902:50 f13:27
Oxford Junction13.013:5503:0014:0517:4906:30
Thomson17.014:0503:15 f14:2117:57 f06:37 f
Greenville24.014:2303:43 f14:52
Westchester26.014:2603:49 f14:5718:15 f06:55 f
Wentworth30.014:3704:06 f15:1507:03 f
Folleigh35.014:4804:24 f15:34
Londonderry42.015:0604:5316:1518:4707:27
East Mines46.015:1405:07 f16:3007:34 f
Debert48.015:1905:17 f16:3807:38 f
Belmont52.015:2805:30 f16:5207:45 f
Truro59.015:45
Arrival
06:00
Arrival
17:20
Arrival
19:20
Arrival
08:00
Arrival

f - Passengers must tell the conductor that they wish to leave. Passengers waiting to board must activate the signal or be visible on the platform for the train to stop.