General

Station Name: London
Subdivision: Dundas Strathroy
Mileage: 78.21 0.00
Station Symbols: K*X
Train Order: DN
Office Signals: W
Sidings: ...
Other Tracks: ...

Chronology

Date Event
1853-12-21 GWR opens Hamilton to London[Churcher].
1858-09-27 GTR opens from Stratford to London[Stevens-1960, p. 285, Trout-1970, p. 35].

Photographs

Date Image Notes
n.d.
NAC C-053563
GWR station, built 1854.
n.d. Click to Enlarge
JPS collection.
Postcard view of station in the GTR era. Published by The Valetine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd., Montréal and Toronto (No. 107.560). Printed in Great Britain. Not postally used.
n.d.
CN Photo Collection / CSTM / Image CN001082
Burwell Street Station, built in 1858.
1935c Click to Enlarge
JPS collection
Street (rear or north) elevation of station showing Canadian National Express wing.
1936
CN Photo Collection / CSTM / Image CN000650
Street (rear or north) elevation of station shortly after construction showing circular drive.
1936
CN Photo Collection / CSTM / Image CN000651
Station; interior of waiting room.
1936
Railway Age
The new station at London, Ont., showing the baggage wing at the right[Railway Age, 102(7), February 13, 1937, p. 285].
1936
Railway Age
Waiting room and concourse occupy the rigid-frame structure that carries the station track and platform layout[Railway Age, 102(7), February 13, 1937, p. 287].
1936
Railway Age
View of the station from the track level[Railway Age, 102(7), February 13, 1937, p. 287].
1968
CN Photo Collection / CSTM / Image CN001149
Station.

Drawings

Date Reference Railway Subject Description
1893c NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 409 GTR Office addition. Plan. Section.
1931-08 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 41 CNR Existing station. Plan. Sections.
1931-08 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 411 CNR Existing station. Elevations.
1934-09-25 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 412 CNR New station. Location plan.
1934-09-25 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 413 CNR New station. Platform, stair and canopy details.
1934-09-25 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 414 CNR New station. Concourse plan and sections.
1936c Railway Age, 102(7) 1937-02-13, p. 286 CNR New station. General plan.

End Notes