Whistler station

Whistler
Location Lake Placid Road, Whistler, BC
Canada
Coordinates 50°05′45″N 122°59′50″W / 50.09583°N 122.99722°W / 50.09583; -122.99722Coordinates: 50°05′45″N 122°59′50″W / 50.09583°N 122.99722°W / 50.09583; -122.99722
History
Opened 2007
Services
Preceding station   Rocky Mountaineer   Following station
Terminus
Rainforest to Gold Rush
toward Jasper
Coastal Passage
  Former services  
Rocky Mountaineer
Terminus
Whistler Sea to Sky ClimbTerminus

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.

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.


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