Jasper station

Jasper
General information
Location607 Connaught Drive, Jasper, Alberta
Canada
Coordinates52°52′34″N 118°4′47″W / 52.87611°N 118.07972°W / 52.87611; -118.07972
OwnerParks Canada
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed station
Station codeJASP
IATA codeXDH
WebsiteJasper train station
History
Opened1926; 100 years ago (1926)
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Valemount
toward Vancouver
 The Canadian Hinton
toward Toronto
Harvey
toward Prince Rupert
 Jasper–Prince Rupert Terminus
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Kamloops
towards Vancouver
 Journey Through the Clouds Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Wynd
toward Vancouver
 Main Line Henry House
toward Montreal
Geikie
toward Prince Rupert
 Prince Rupert – Jasper Terminus
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Quesnel
towards North Vancouver
 Rainforest to Gold Rush Terminus
Coastal Passage
Kamloops
towards Seattle
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Vancouver
Terminus
 Super Continental Edmonton
toward Toronto
Location
Jasper station is located in Alberta
Jasper station
Jasper station
Location within Alberta
Jasper station is located in Canada
Jasper station
Jasper station
Location within Canada

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's Journey through the Clouds uses the station as a terminus.

History

Two Goldleaf double-deck panorama cars of the Rocky Mountaineer in the station of Jasper
Canadian National 4-8-2 No 6015 preserved at 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. 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. The station was declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1992.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jasper Alberta Information Centre History". albertajasper.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Alberta". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-22.