Glenella, Manitoba
Glenella is a community within the Municipality of Glenella – Lansdowne. It is located northeast of Neepawa and was designated a post office and a CNR point in 1897. Its name came from a Miss Ella Williams with the addition of the "glen". The R.M. was created in 1920 and amalgamated in 2015.
Railway station
Glenella is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill train.
Preceding station | Via Rail | Following station | ||
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McCreary toward Churchill
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Winnipeg–Churchill | Plumas toward Winnipeg
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Former services | ||||
Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
Glencairn toward Calgary
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Calgary – Winnipeg | Tenby toward Winnipeg
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Notable people
- Stephen Patrick - Politician and athlete.
References
- ^ "Glenella train station - VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca. Via Rail. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 93) - the Millennium Bureau of Canada