Jasper station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Jasper, Alberta. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian and is the eastern terminus for the Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train. The Rocky Mountaineer company trains such as the Journey through the Clouds use the station as a terminus, these trains continue to Quesnel railway station.
History
Jasper was created as a railway siding in 1911 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. It was originally called Fitzhugh, part of the Grand Trunk Pacific's alphabet line, but was renamed in 1913 when the townsite was surveyed. By 1913 both the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Northern Railway called on Jasper.[1] By 1923 the CNoR and the GTPR were taken oven by the Canadian government and merged into the Canadian National Railway, which continued to use the old GTPR station until it burned down during the winter of 1924–25.
The current station was constructed by the CNR in 1926.[2] The station was declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1992.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Jasper Alberta Information Centre History". albertajasper.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Bullet Nosed Betty Returns To Jasper Heritage Railway Station". West Coast Railway Association. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ "The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Alberta". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
External links
Media related to Jasper railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Via Rail Station Description
- Travel Guide to Jasper Station
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