Jasper station

Jasper station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Jasper, Alberta. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian three times per week in each direction[1] 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.

Jasper
Location607 Connaught Drive, Jasper, Alberta
Canada
Coordinates52°52′34″N 118°04′47″W
Owned byParks Canada
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parkingshort and long-term
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeVia Rail: JASP
IATA: XDH
WebsiteJasper train station
History
Opened1926 (1926)
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Valemount
toward Vancouver
 Canadian Hinton
toward Toronto
Harvey
toward Prince Rupert
 Jasper–Prince Rupert Terminus
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Kamloops
towards Rocky Mountaineer
 Journey through the Clouds Terminus
Quesnel
towards North Vancouver
 Rainforest to Gold Rush
Former services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Quesnel
towards North Vancouver
 Coastal Passage Terminus
Kamloops
towards Seattle
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Wynd
toward Vancouver
 Main Line Henry House
toward Montreal
Blue River
toward Vancouver
 Super Continental Edson
toward Montreal
Location
Jasper station
Location in Alberta
Jasper station
Location in Canada

History
Two Goldleaf double-deck panorama cars of the Rocky Mountaineer in the station of Jasper

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.[2] 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.[3] The station was declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1992.[4]

References
  1. http://www.viarail.ca/en/stations/rockies-and-pacific/jasper
  2. http://albertajasper.com/Jasper-Alberta-Information-Centre-History.html
  3. "West Coast Railway Association". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-23.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Alberta". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2017-04-01.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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