Zorra Station

In 1887, the Canadian Pacific Railway completed work on extending the former Credit Valley Railway from Woodstock to London and beyond. Subsequently, Embro Station was built at West Zorra Lot 2, Concession 4 and served as a passenger and mail depot.

In 1908, the Tillsonburg Lake Erie & Pacific Railway built a northbound line from the Woodstock – London line. The junction was located at West Zorra Lot 2, Concession 3, named Code Junction after the stationmaster. It was later known as Ingersoll Junction. The railway joined with the St Mary’s & Western Ontario Railway in Embro, and a station was built soon after. The station on the Woodstock-London line was renamed Zorra Station to avoid confusion.

Zorra Station was moved from West Zorra Lot 2, Concession 4, to Lot 2, Concession 3, between 1908 and 1912. It continued to run east to west on the main line and north on the St Mary’s subdivision until the late 1950s. Zorra Station closed in 1982 and was torn down soon after.