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History
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Refurbishment plans
Via Rail announced in November 2009 that it would replace the historic 1872 Brockville station with a new $7-million facility. The initial proposal was scaled back; on November 10, 2010, Via Rail unveiled a second proposed design for a new station building. The 2,400 sqft building was to cost $4.5 million CDN and would have been wheelchair accessible, with space to accommodate expanded track lines.

Once the proposed development was to have been completed, the old railway station building was planned to be demolished; that move met with local opposition. As passenger volumes remain low, Via returned to the drawing board and proposed a million-dollar renovation of the existing station with a new roof, exterior brick, lighting, doors, and windows. An automatic door and accessibility improvements would be added for people with disabilities, and a building adjacent to the station would be demolished and replaced with a passenger shelter. According to Brockville mayor David Henderson, "It's clearly something that set off some alarm bells in the local community, because we do have a very historical aspect to this old city. What was good is that Via Rail, and the people at Via Rail, they responded." The renovations were completed in July 2015.

Waterfront Station
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1889 BW&SSM Church Street Station
Brockville's Church Street Station was constructed in 1889 as the southern terminus of the Brockville, Westport & Sault Ste Marie Railway. The Church Street Station was an impressive 3 stories high. The ground floor consisted of all the main station aspects such as the Waiting room, Washrooms, Baggage room, and Freight room. The second story consisted of 6 offices, another washroom, a vault, and a ticket storeroom, and Lastly, the third floor consisted of 3 apartments. Throughout the station building, no plaster was used at all. With all walls and ceilings being constructed of native wood.

This station served passengers until 1921 when a 0.35 mi connection at Lyn was opened. After which passenger services to and from Westport transitioned to the current day station along the Canadian National Railway Mainline.