Whistler railway station
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Whistler railway 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
. Two trains call at the station, the Rainforest to Gold Rush provides service from Whistler Station to Quesnel railway station
and Jasper railway station
. The Whistler Sea to Sky Climb connects North Vancouver railway station
to Whistler.
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 North Vancouver via Whistler to Jasper
.
The current station building was built for Whistler Rail Tours (operators of the Whistler Mountaineer) in 2007.
During the 2010 Winter Olympics a special Rocky Mountaineer train sponsored by the government of the neighboring province of Alberta served as public transit between Vancouver and Whistler.
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
along former BC Rail and before that Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) lines. The tracks are now owned by Canadian National
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
. Two trains call at the station, the Rainforest to Gold Rush provides service from Whistler Station to Quesnel railway station
Quesnel railway station
Quesnel railway station in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada is a railway station which is used by the Rocky Mountaineer train service. The station is used on the Rainforest to Gold Rush route that links Whistler to Quesnel...
and Jasper railway station
Jasper railway station
Jasper railway 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 and is the eastern terminus for the Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train...
. The Whistler Sea to Sky Climb connects North Vancouver railway station
North Vancouver railway station
North Vancouver railway station in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is a railway station which is used by the Rocky Mountaineer train service. The station is used on the Whistler Sea-to-Sky Climb route that links Whistler to North Vancouver...
to Whistler.
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
Rocky Mountaineer
Rocky Mountaineer is a Canadian tour company offering Western Canadian vacation packages that operates trains on four rail routes through British Columbia and Alberta.-Background:...
tour trains now operate from North Vancouver via Whistler to Jasper
Jasper, Alberta
Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. It is the commercial centre of Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies in the Athabasca River valley....
.
The current station building was built for Whistler Rail Tours (operators of the Whistler Mountaineer) in 2007.
During the 2010 Winter Olympics a special Rocky Mountaineer train sponsored by the government of the neighboring province of Alberta served as public transit between Vancouver and Whistler.