Grand-Mère station
Grand-Mère is a settlement and former municipality in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. As a result of the municipal reorganization in Quebec which took effect at the beginning of 2002, Grand-Mère now forms part of the City of Shawinigan.- Type: Railway stop
- Description: railway station in Canada
- Also known as: “Grand-Mere railway station” and “Grand-Mère railway station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centrale de Grand-Mère.
Centrale de Grand-Mère
Power station
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Centrale de Grand-Mère is a power station, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Grand-Mère station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand-Mère and Lac-à-la-Tortue.
Grand-Mère
Suburb
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand-Mère is a settlement and former municipality in central Quebec, Canada on the Saint-Maurice River. As a result of the municipal reorganization in Quebec which took effect at the beginning of 2002, Grand-Mère now forms part of the City of Shawinigan.
Lac-à-la-Tortue
Suburb
Lac-à-la-Tortue, is a sector of the city of Shawinigan since 2002, it is located in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada. The use includes the Lac-à-la-Tortue sector in Batiscanie, the common name for the watershed of the Batiscan River. Lac-à-la-Tortue is situated 4 km east of Grand-Mère station.
Shawinigan
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shawinigan is a city of 50,000 people in the Mauricie region of Quebec. It arose because of its tremendous hydro-electric generation capacity, and is now focusing on tourism.
Grand-Mère station
- Categories: railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Shawinigan, Mauricie, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.60611° or 46° 36′ 22″ northLongitude
-72.68664° or 72° 41′ 12″ westOperator
VIA RailNetwork
VIA RailOpen location code
87R9J847+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 6350914171OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=haltWikidata ID
Q3096568
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Grand-Mère station” goes by many names.
- French: “gare de Grand-Mère”
- French: “Gare de Grand-Mère”
- French: “Grand-Mère”
- Turkish: “Grand-Mère Garı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centre municipal de Curling and Aréna de Grand-Mère.
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