Former street railway in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
For the steam-driven railway, see Preston and Berlin Railway.
Preston and Berlin Street Railway
Freeport Bridge, c. 1905.
Overview
Main region(s)
Berlin (now Kitchener) Preston Waterloo
Reporting mark
P&B
Locale
Waterloo County, Midwestern Ontario, Canada
Dates of operation
1904–1908 (or 1914)
Successor
Berlin, Waterloo, Wellesley, and Lake Huron Railway Grand River Railway
Technical
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
600 V DC overhead
Length
30 km (19 mi)[1]
Route map
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Preston and Berlin Street Railway
Legend
Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway
to Waterloo
Berlin and Bridgeport Street Railway
to Bridgeport
Kitchener (then Berlin)
on Grand Trunk Railway North Mainline
Victoria Street
shared track of
Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway
Berlin and Bridgeport Street Railway
Water Street
central shared track
Scott Street
shared track of
Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway
Preston and Berlin Street Railway
Albert Street
now Madison Avenue
junction with original freight line
Centreville
track survives as freight line
CP Waterloo Subdivision
Freeport
Grand River
Freeport Bridge
Preston Junction
and GP&H shops
Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway
The Preston and Berlin Street Railway (or Preston and Berlin Electric Street Railway) was an interurban electric street railway which served the 12.68 kilometres (7.88 mi) between what was then the towns of Preston (now part of Cambridge) and Berlin (renamed Kitchener) in Midwestern Ontario, Canada.[2][3] The company was formed in 1894, but lay dormant until 1900, when construction finally began.[4] The company began operation in 1904.[5]
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