The residents of the township of Barnston succeeded in convincing the officials of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad to include Coaticook, which was then only a small hamlet on the route of the railway line.

In the last decade of the nineteenth century, the Grand Trunk Railway made significant changes to the architecture of its stations.

The buildings was designed according to these principles having a wide variety of shapes and producing visual effects through an assortment of volumes and materials.

Following the construction of the railway, many textile industries and wood and iron processing plants were quickly implanted in Coaticook.

The train also drives the growth of the agricultural industry by regularly sending fresh milk to markets in Montreal.

The presence of the old train station in the heart of Coaticook recalls the importance of rail infrastructure in its municipal history.