Berville is about 25 miles west-southwest of Port Huron. In 1882 the Port Huron & Southwestern was incorporated to build a 3-foot gauge railroad to from Port Huron to Almont. In that same year the railroad was merged in to the Port Huron & Northwestern.

The Port Huron & Northwestern already had 3' gauge lines from Port Huron to Saginaw, and another to Port Austin, on the tip of Michigans Thumb. In 1889 all three lines became part of the Pere Marquette, and were converted to standard gauge. The Pere Marquette was taken over by the C&O, which in turn became part of CSX. The Pere Marquette 1940 timetable shows the line to Almont in service but as freight only. The tracks have since been removed.

The Berville depot looks a lot like a PM-built depot that once stood in Pullman, MI. So Berville was probably built sometime during the PM era.

The depot was originally located on the west side of North Road on the south edge of Berville. In 1995 it was moved three miles to a park along Capac Road, just south of Allenton. It has been restored by volunteers working in conjunction with the Berlin Township Parks and Recreation Commission.

Michigan Passenger Stations Home Page November 2002 Louis Van Winkle E-mail questions or comments to louisvw@mc.net

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