Complex sentence: Rail service began in 1898 (with a 1st class ticket to St. John's costing $2) and expanded with a new rail station in 1917 operating until the closure of the rail line in 1984.
Split into simpler sentences: Rail service began in 1898 (with a 1st class ticket to St. John's costing $2) and expanded with a new rail station in 1917. It operated until the closure of the rail line in 1984.