Whistler station

Whistler station is located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, along former BC Rail and before that Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) lines. The tracks are now owned by Canadian National. One train calls at the station, the Rainforest to Gold Rush which provides service from Whistler Station to Quesnel railway station and Jasper railway station. The Whistler Sea to Sky Climb formerly connected North Vancouver railway station to Whistler.

Whistler
Location	Lake Placid Road, Whistler, BC Canada
Coordinates	50°05′45″N 122°59′50″W
History
Opened	2007
Services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station North Vancouver Terminus Rainforest to Gold Rush Quesnel towards Jasper
Former services Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station North Vancouver Terminus Coastal Passage Quesnel towards Jasper Whistler Sea to Sky Climb Terminus

The PGE line was established in 1912, and rail service to the Whistler area has been provided since the early days of operation until BC Rail ended all passenger service in 2002. The line is now mostly freight only, but the luxury-class Rocky Mountaineer tour trains now operate from the city of North Vancouver via Whistler to Jasper.[1] The current station building was built for Whistler Rail Tours (former operators of the Whistler Sea to Sky Climb) in 2007.[2][3]

During the 2010 Winter Olympics, a special Rocky Mountaineer train sponsored by the government of the neighbouring province of Alberta served as public transit between Vancouver and Whistler.[4]

References

1. "2011 Departure & Arrival Schedule". Rocky Mountaineer. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.
2. National Post (November 16, 2004). "Entrepreneurs looking to revive Whistler train". Canada.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012.
3. "New Stuff 6 – Whistler Rail Station". Price Tags. April 16, 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017.
4. "Alberta's Involvement in the Games". Government of Alberta. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010.