Belcher, Manitoba

Belcher is an unincorporated area and railway point in Census division 23 in Northern Manitoba, Canada.

History
Belcher was founded with the building of the Hudson Bay Railway in the third decade of the 20th century. When the originally intended final section line route to Port Nelson was abandoned, the construction of the new route of the final section from Amery north to Churchill, which opened in 1929, led to its founding. Belcher lies on the line between the settlements of M'Clintock to the south and Cromarty to the north, about  south of Churchill.

Transportation
Belcher is the site of Belcher railway station, served by the Via Rail Winnipeg–Churchill train.

References

Category:Northern Region, Manitoba
Category:Designated places in Manitoba