Vanderhoof station

Vanderhoof
inter-city rail
Location Downtown (between Co-op and Subway)
Vanderhoof, BC
Canada
Coordinates 49°07′N 118°15′W / 49.117°N 118.250°W / 49.117; -118.250[1]
Line(s) Jasper – Prince Rupert train
Platforms 1
Construction
Platform levels 1
Parking available
History
Opened 1913
Previous names Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Services
telephones
Preceding station   Via Rail   Following station
Jasper–Prince Rupert
toward Jasper

Vanderhoof station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Vanderhoof, British Columbia. The station is served by Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train.[2]

History

The station was open in 1912-13 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The town site was named after Herbert Vanderhoof, a publicity agent from Chicago that was retained by the railway to attract settlers to the region.[1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "Vanderhoof". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ↑ http://www.viarail.ca/en/stations/rockies-and-pacific/Vanderhoof


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