167 years ago the first railway and train stations were made in Mississauga

It was 1856, and the Great Western Railway was completed through Port Credit and Clarkson, connecting Toronto and Hamilton.

The railway allowed farmers, millers and local industries along the railroad to send their produce and goods to Toronto and beyond.

Two other railways were built through historic Mississauga.

The Grand Trunk Railway arrived through Malton in 1854, allowing Malton to develop into a major wheat exporting centre, and the Credit Valley Railway in 1878-81, built through Cooksville, Erindale and Streetsville.

The last railway to come was the Toronto-Guelph Radial Railway, which operated from 1917-1931.

All the train stations are gone today, except the former Streetsville Junction CP Train Station, which was relocated and converted into a house.

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Here are photos of how train stations looked like over 100 years ago in Mississauga:

Cooksville Train Station, c1910

Early Cooksville Train Station, c1890

Erindale Train Station, at Erindale Station Road crossing, c1920

Meadowvale Train Station, c1910

Port Credit Train Station, c1910

Port Credit Train Station, c1930

Streetsville Junction Train Station, c1920 – Streetsville Junction CP Train Station is the only one still standing today, which was relocated and converted to a house.

Clarksons Train Station, c1915

All images are courtesy of Heritage Mississauga.