DAR Passenger Trains, Halifax

1949
Dominion Atlantic Railway

Passenger train service
in Nova Scotia

Halifax - Windsor - Kentville - Digby - Yarmouth
Yarmouth - Digby - Kentville - Windsor - Halifax
and connections
to/from Boston, Montreal, Toronto

Effective 25 September 1949

Dominion Atlantic Railway
Passenger Train Schedule
Effective on and after 25 September 1949
Atlantic Standard Time

Westbound read down		Eastbound read up

No. 99	No. 97	No. 95	miles	km	Station	No. 100	No. 96	No. 98
Daily except Sun.	Daily except Sun.	Daily except Sun.				Daily except Sun.	Daily except Sun.	Daily except Sun.
8:00pm	2:35pm	7:45am	0.00	0.00	Dp. Halifax Ar.	6:20am	12:20pm	5:35pm
	2:43pm				Armdale		12:09pm	5:25pm
	2:50pm	7:59am	6.00	9.65	Rockingham		12:03pm	5:21pm
	3:02pm	8:08am	10.55	16.97	Bedford		11:52am	5:13pm
8:45pm	3:25pm	8:25am	15.81	25.44	Windsor Junction	5:30am	11:40am	5:03pm
	3:35pm	8:31am	18.62	29.96	Beaver Bank		11:30am	4:52pm
	3:55pm	8:46am	25.93	41.72	South Uniacke		11:15am	4:38pm
9:25pm	4:01pm	8:52am	28.51	45.87	Mount Uniacke	4:57am	11:10am	4:31pm
	4:19pm	9:05am			Stillwater	4:42am	10:53am	4:19pm
9:50pm	4:30pm	9:14am	39.05	62.83	Ellershouse	4:34am	10:36am	4:09pm
	4:33pm		40.33	64.89	Hartville		10:30am
	4:38pm	9:20am	41.92	67.45	Newport		10:26am	4:03pm
10:05pm	4:44pm	9:24am	43.86	70.57	Three Mile Plains	4:22am	10:20am	4:00pm
			45.62	73.40	Pembertons
10:15pm	4:54pm	9:35am	47.32	76.14	Ar. Windsor Dp.	4:15am	10:10am	3:50pm
10:30pm	5:10pm	9:50am	47.32	76.14	Dp. Windsor Ar.	3:55am	9:50am	3:35pm
	5:15pm	9:56am	48.69	78.34	Falmouth		9:42am	3:30pm
	5:23pm	10:03am	52.43	84.36	Mount Denson		9:33am	3:22pm
10:50pm	5:29pm	10:08am	54.32	87.40	Hantsport	3:36am	9:29am	3:18pm
	5:41pm	10:17am	59.26	95.35	Avonport		9:16am	3:06pm
	5:46pm	10:20am	61.15	98.39	Horton Landing		9:12am	3:03pm
	5:49pm	10:23am	62.46	100.50	Grand Pre		9:09am	3:00pm
11:22pm	5:57pm	10:32am	65.36	105.16	Wolfville	3:11am	9:03am	2:53pm
	6:02pm	10:39am	67.15	108.04	Port Williams		8:56am	2:46pm
11:40pm	6:15pm	10:50am	72.38	116.46	Ar. Kentville Dp.	2:55am	8:45am	2:35pm
12:15am		11:05am	72.38	116.46	Dp. Kentville Ar.	2:15am		2:25pm
		11:14am	76.77	123.52	Coldbrook			2:17pm
		11:19am	79.36	127.69	Cambridge			2:12pm
		11:24am	81.65	131.37	Waterville	1:52am		2:08pm
12:50am		11:33am	84.65	136.20	Berwick	1:43am		1:59pm
1:00am		11:45am	89.89	144.63	Aylesford			1:49pm
		11:49am	91.45	147.14	Auburn			1:44pm
1:15am		11:59am	95.94	154.37	Kingston	1:15am		1:36pm
		12:10pm	99.50	160.10	Wilmot (S. Farmington)			1:28pm
1:35am		12:20pm	103.24	166.11	Middleton	12:55am		1:20pm
			106.66	171.62	Brickton
1:50am		12:36pm	109.48	176.15	Lawrencetown	12:40am		1:08pm
		12:42pm	112.27	180.64	Paradise			1:02pm
2:10am		12:54pm	117.09	188.40	Bridgetown	12:15am		12:54pm
		1:01pm	121.46	195.43	Tupperville			12:47pm
		1:07pm	124.92	201.00	Roundhill			12:41pm
2:43am		1:18pm	130.86	210.55	Ar. Annapolis Royal Dp.	11:40pm		12:30pm
3:00am		1:20pm	130.86	210.55	Dp. Annapolis Royal Ar.	11:25pm		12:25pm
			135.61	218.20	Upper Clements
		1:35pm	138.23	222.41	Clementsport			12:13pm
3:23am		1:40pm	139.82	224.97	Cornwallis	11:00pm		12:09pm
		1:43pm	141.22	227.22	Deep Brook			12:05pm
		1:50pm	144.44	232.40	Bear River			11:58am
		1:52pm	145.27	233.74	Imberville			11:54am
		1:55pm	146.38	235.53	Smiths Cove			11:52am
3:55am		2:10pm	150.91	242.81	Ar. Digby Dp.	10:25pm		11:40am
			Connections to/from Boston, Montreal, Toronto (See below)
4:10am		2:35pm	150.91	242.81	Dp. Digby Ar.	10:10pm		11:10am
		2:44pm	155.02	249.43	Acaciaville			11:01am
		2:52pm	158.86	255.61	Bloomfield			10:54am
		2:57pm	161.25	259.45	North Range			10:49am
		3:03pm	164.56	264.78	Plympton			10:43am
			166.24	267.48	Sissiboo			10:40am
5:10am		3:18pm	172.17	277.02	Weymouth	9:16pm		10:29am
		3:29pm	176.81	284.49	Belliveau			10:18am
		3:38pm	180.98	291.20	Church Point	8:54pm		10:10am
5:36am		3:41pm	182.14	293.06	Little Brook	8:51pm		10:07am
		3:46pm	184.75	297.26	Saulnierville	8:45pm		10:03am
5:50am		3:53pm	188.06	302.59	Meteghan	8:37pm		9:56am
		4:01pm	191.48	308.09	Maxwellton			9:49am
6:12am		4:11pm	197.27	317.41	Hectanooga			9:39am
6:16am		4:14pm	198.97	320.14	Norwood	8:11pm		9:35am
6:19am		4:16pm	200.23	322.17	Lake Annis	8:08pm		9:32am
6:29am		4:24pm	204.41	328.90	Brazil	8:00pm		9:24am
6:45am		4:36pm	210.92	339.37	Ohio			9:12am
		4:40pm	213.17	342.99	Hebron			9:08am
7:00am		4:50pm	216.86	348.93	Ar. Yarmouth Dp.	7:30pm		9:00am
Daily except Mon.	Daily except Sun.	Daily except Sun.				Daily except Sat.	Daily except Sun.	Daily except Sun.

Westbound read down		Eastbound read up

These trains were powered by coal-burning steam locomotives.

Source: — Thanks to Mr. Harold Woodman, Wolfville
DAR Public Timetable taking effect 12:01am, Sunday, September 25, 1949.
Issued under the authority of A.A. Dunphy, Manager, Kentville.

Notes:
This timetable shows all stations.
A Sleeping Car was operated on Trains Nos. 99 and 100.
An Air-conditioned Buffet Parlour Car and Day Coach were operated on Trains Nos. 95 and 98.
Train No. 99 departed Halifax at 8:00pm daily except Sunday, and arrived Yarmouth at 7:00am daily except Monday.
Train No. 100 departed Yarmouth at 7:30pm daily except Saturday, and arrived Halifax at 6:20am daily except Sunday.
Distances between stations were (are) measured by surveyors along the centre line of the track. The position of a station was defined as being a point on the track centreline opposite the station's Train Order Board.

Connections at Digby to/from Boston

Dominion Atlantic Railway
Connecting Passenger Service
to/from Boston

Effective on and after 25 September 1949

AT Atlantic Standard Time
ET Eastern Standard Time

Daily except Sunday

Westbound read down		Eastbound read up

7:45am AT	Dp. Halifax Ar.	5:35pm AT
9:50am	Windsor	3:50pm
11:05am	Kentville	2:35pm
12:20pm	Middleton	1:20pm
1:20pm	Annapolis Royal	12:30pm
2:10pm AT	Ar. Digby Dp.	11:40am AT
Transfer from train to boat		Transfer from boat to train
3:45pm AT	Dp. Digby Ar.	10:45am AT
	Ferry S.S. Princess Helene across Bay of Fundy
6:30pm AT	Ar. Saint John Dp.	7:45am AT
Transfer from boat to train		Transfer from train to boat
8:00pm AT	Dp. Saint John Ar.
	MacAdam, NB
	Mattawamkeag, ME
	Bangor, ME
	Waterville, ME
	Portland, NH
7:45am ET	Ar. Boston Dp. North Station	9:30pm ET

Source:
DAR Public Timetable taking effect 12:01am, Sunday, September 25, 1949.

Connections at Digby to/from Montreal and Toronto

Dominion Atlantic Railway
Connecting Passenger Service
to/from Montreal and Toronto

Effective on and after 25 September 1949

AT Atlantic Standard Time
ET Eastern Standard Time

Daily except Sunday

Westbound read down		Eastbound read up

7:45am AT	Dp. Halifax Ar.	5:35pm AT
9:50am	Windsor	3:50pm
11:05am	Kentville	2:35pm
12:20pm	Middleton	1:20pm
1:20pm	Annapolis Royal	12:30pm
2:10pm AT	Ar. Digby Dp.	11:40am AT
Transfer from train to boat		Transfer from boat to train
3:45pm AT	Dp. Digby Ar.	10:45am AT
	Ferry S.S. Princess Helene across Bay of Fundy
6:30pm AT	Ar. Saint John Dp.	7:45am AT
Transfer from boat to train		Transfer from train to boat
8:00pm AT	Dp. Saint John Ar.	6:40am AT
	MacAdam, NB
	Mattawamkeag, ME
	Brownville Jct., ME
	Megantic, QU
	Sherbrooke, QU
11:25am ET	Ar. Montreal Dp. Windsor Station	3:15pm ET
	Transfer
3:30pm ET	Dp. Montreal Ar. Windsor Station	7:50am ET
9:45pm ET	Ar. Toronto Dp. Union Station	11:00pm ET

Source:
DAR Public Timetable taking effect 12:01am, Sunday, September 25, 1949.

Other Passenger Train Timetables
1936 DAR Passenger Train Schedule
Truro - South Maitland - Kennetcook - Scotch Village - Windsor
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railwy11.html
1949 DAR Passenger Train Schedule
Kingsport - Canning - Centreville - Aldershot - Kentville
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railwy05.html
1949 DAR Passenger Train Schedule
Kentville - Hantsport - Windsor - Kennetcook - South Maitland - Truro
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railwy04.html
1949 DAR-CNR Connecting Passenger Train Schedule
Windsor - Wolfville - Middleton - New Germany - Bridgewater
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railwy07.html
1949 DAR-CNR Connecting Passenger Train Schedule
Yarmouth - Digby - Annapolis Royal - Middleton - New Germany - Bridgewater
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railwy08.html
1949 DAR-CNR Connecting Passenger Train Schedule
Kingsport - Canning - Kentville - Middleton - New Germany - Bridgewater
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railwy09.html
1949 DAR Passenger Train Schedule
Kingsport - Canning - Kentville - Hantsport - Windsor - Halifax
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railwy10.html
1949 CNR-DAR Connecting Passenger Train Schedule
Sydney - Antigonish - Truro - Kennetcook - Windsor - Kentville - Digby - Yarmouth
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railwy12.html
1949 CNR-DAR Connecting Passenger Train Schedule
Sydney - Antigonish - Truro - Windsor - Middleton - New Germany - Bridgewater
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railwy13.html

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