General

Station Name: Gravenhurst1
Subdivision: Huntsville Newmarket
Mileage: 0.0 112.17
Station Symbols: KWZ KWZ
Train Order: DN DN
Office Signals: Q Q
Sidings: Yard Yard
Other Tracks: Yard Yard
Yard Limit Boards: 3,930 feet north of station 10,690 feet south of station
Location: (Muskoka District, Muskoka Township)

Footnotes

Huntsville Subdivision

[Gravenhurst] is a register station for Huntsville subdivision trains except extra trains originating or terminating at Muskoka Jct.

Track for meeting of passenger trains is second track in front of station.

The track known as "Service Track" is first siding immediately North of Gravenhurst station and West of main track. Capacity 32 cars. Trains moving Northward must not leave this service track at speed exceeding five (5) miles per hour and main track switch must be set for any such movement before engine or car passes "Foul" post located at the end of the bonded area on this track.

Newmarket Subdivision

Gravenhurst is not a register station for trains originating or terminating at Muskoka Jct. Trains must obtain terminal clearance at Gravenhurst.

Track for meeting of passenger trains is second track in front of station.

The track known as "Service Track" is first track immediately North of Gravenhurst station and West of main track. Capacity 32 cars.

Chronology

Date Event
1875-08 NRC begins operating to Gravenhurst[Stevens-1960, p. 410]

Photographs

Date Image Notes
1907/37
Cara Holdings Limited collection / NAC / PA-195222
GTR station refreshment room.
1910c Click to Enlarge
JPS collection
Postcard view of first station in the GTR era. Printed by Warwick Brothers & Rutters Ltd., Toronto. Postmarked February 6, 1911.
1920
Osmond Fenwick Adams / NAC / PA-030617
Second station in the GTR era.
1920
Osmond Fenwick Adams / NAC / PA-030618
Second station in the GTR era.
1920c
JPS collection
Second station in the GTR era.

Drawings

Date Reference Railway Subject Description
n.d. NMC136606      
n.d. NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 294   Proposed alterations to double dwelling. Ground and first floor plans. Fireplace plan and section.
n.d. NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 295   Proposed alterations to double dwelling. Basement plan. Front and side elevations.
n.d. NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 276   Track plan. Mill sidings.
n.d. NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 277   Track plan. Switch to Tart's Mill, profile.
n.d. NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 945103 Box 7 GTR Refreshment room.
n.d. NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 945103 Box 8 Proposed yard office.
1875c NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 1118 NRC Map.
1875c NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 1119 Variant of NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 1118
1875-05-27 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 934002 Item 77 NER Survey 1in.=400ft.
1875-07 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 296 NRC Passenger and freight house. Plan. Elevations. Sections.
1875-07 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 297 Copy of NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 296
1877-09-16 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 1120 NRC Extension of station grounds. Plan.
1875-09-16 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 1121 Copy of NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 1120
1878-07-10 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 1122 Gravenhurst village. Map.
1878c NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 1123 NRC Gravenhurst village. Map.
1884 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 218 N&NWR Track plan. Yard alteration for N&PJR.
1892 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 278 GTR Property plan. Rathburn Company
1893 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 194 GTR Station grounds. Plan.
1893-12-02 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 934002 Item 75 GTR 1in.=100ft.
1893-12-02 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 934002 Item 76 Copy of NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 934002 Item 75
1894 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 195 GTR Mickle, Dyment & Son lands. Plan.
1895 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 298 GTR Alterations and additions to refreshment room. Ground and first floor plans. Front and end elevations.
1898c NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 1124 GTR 12th District. Map.
1906-01-21 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 934002 Item 78 GTR Partial tracing. 1in.=50ft.
1919-05 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 299 GTR Proposed station. Plan. Elevations.
1919c NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 300 GTR Passenger station. Front elevations.
1919c NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 301 GTR Passenger station. Rear elevations.
1919c NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 302 GTR Passenger station. Section. Waiting room rear wall.
1948-10 CNR Track plan.

End Notes

  1. From the German Graven, to cut and Hurst, wood[Scott-1969, p. 12].