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
Location	607 Connaught Drive, Jasper, Alberta Canada
Coordinates	52°52′34″N 118°04′47″W
Owned by	Parks Canada
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	short and long-term
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Via Rail: JASP IATA: XDH
Website	Jasper train station
History
Opened	1926 (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
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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)

External links

• Media related to Jasper railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Via Rail Station Description
• Travel Guide to Jasper Station