1949
Canadian National Railway

and
Dominion Atlantic Railway

Connecting passenger train service
in Nova Scotia

Sydney - Antigonish - Truro - Windsor - Middleton - Bridgewater
Bridgewater - Middleton - Windsor - Truro - Antigonish - Sydney



Effective on and after 25 September 1949
Atlantic Standard Time

The CNR service between Sydney and Truro
operated seven days a week.
The DAR service Truro - Windsor - Kentville - Middleton
operated six days a week, daily except Sunday.
The CNR service between Middleton and Bridgewater
operated six days a week, daily except Sunday.

Eastbound
read down
Westbound
read up
Station
Mon.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Tue.
only
Daily
except
Sun.
CNR CNR
9:30pm 9:30pm Dp.   Sydney   Ar. 7:15am
10:05pm 10:05pm North Sydney 6:40am
Point Tupper
Train ferry across
Strait of Canso
1:55am 1:55am Dp.   Mulgrave   Dp. 1:55am
3:20am 3:20am Antigonish 12:25am
4:38am 4:38am New Glasgow 10:45pm
4:53am 4:53am Stellarton 10:25pm
6:00am 6:00am Ar.   Truro   Dp. 9:00pm
CNR CNR
Transfer
DAR
No. 2
DAR
No. 1
7:00am 7:00am Dp.   Truro   Ar. 6:25pm
7:40am 7:40am South Maitland 5:43pm
8:14am 8:14am Kennetcook 5:08pm
9:25am 9:25am Ar.   Windsor   Dp. 4:00pm
DAR
No. 2
DAR
No. 1
Transfer
DAR
No. 95
DAR
No. 98
9:50am 9:50am Dp.   Windsor   Ar. 3:35pm
10:08am 10:08am Hantsport 3:18pm
10:32am 10:32am Wolfville 2:53pm
10:50am 10:50am Ar.   Kentville   Dp. 2:35pm
11:05am 11:05am Dp.   Kentville   Ar. 2:25pm
11:33am 11:33am Berwick 1:59pm
11:45am 11:45am Aylesford 1:49pm
11:59am 11:59am Kingston 1:36pm
12:20pm 12:20pm Ar.   Middleton   Dp. 1:20pm
DAR
No. 95
DAR
No. 98
Transfer
CNR CNR
2:05pm 3:25pm Dp.   Middleton   Ar. 11:45am
Nictaux
New Germany
5:10pm 6:30pm Ar.   Bridgewater   Dp. 8:45am
Mon.
Tue.
Thu.
Fri.
Sat.
Wed.
only
Daily
except
Sun.
CNR CNR
Eastbound
read down
Westbound
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.




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
  Halifax - Windsor - Kentville - Annapolis Royal - Digby - Yarmouth

    Showing connections at Digby to/from Boston, Montreal, Toronto
    http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railwy06.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




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