Kamloops station

Kamloops station is a railway station in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the overnight stopover point for the Rocky Mountaineer train service to Jasper, Banff and Calgary from Vancouver.[1]

The station circa 1927

Kamloops
Location	500 Lorne St, Kamloops, British Columbia Canada
Coordinates	50°40′43.6″N 120°19′47″W
Construction
Structure type	2 storey heritage building
History
Opened	1927
Previous names	Canadian National Railway Via Rail
Services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station Rocky Mountaineer Terminus First Passage to the West Lake Louise towards Banff Journey through the Clouds Jasper Terminus
Former services Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station Rocky Mountaineer towards Seattle Coastal Passage Lake Louise towards Banff Jasper Terminus Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Kamloops Junction Terminus Kamloops Branch Kelowna Terminus

The station was originally built for Canadian National Railway[2] The station was declared a Heritage Railway Station in 1992.[3] Via Rail trains call at the Kamloops North station, not this station. The station building was restored and houses The Keg restaurant. The Keg no longer uses the building as of summer 2016 [4]

The Kamloops Heritage Railway, offers special excursion steam trains at various times through the year, trains depart from the station with tickets sold from their ticket office at 5-510 Lorne St near the station.[5]

References

1. "Rocky Mountaineer Schedule". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
2. Heritage Designation
3. List of Designated Heritage Railway Stations Archived 2006-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Kamloops Heritage Railway - Spirit of Kamloops". Kamloops Heritage Railway. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
5. "Kamloops Heritage Railway - Location". Kamloops Heritage Railway. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-24.