Penny station
Penny station is a railway station in Penny, British Columbia. It is on the Canadian National Railway mainline and serves as a flag stop for Via Rail's Jasper–Prince Rupert train.[2][3]
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| Location | Penny, BC Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°51′N 121°17′W[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1947 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway | ||||||||||
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The station was built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1914. The original building burned down in a 1947 fire and the station building from Lindup, British Columbia was moved to this location. The station building was again moved in 1988 to the Prince George Railway Museum.[1]
Penny no longer receives mail by train. The service was cut off in January 2014.
References
- "Penny". BC Geographical Names.
- VIA Rail. "Penny train station".
- VIA Rail. "Jasper-Prince Rupert train - Schedules".
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