Quesnel station

Quesnel 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. Service is infrequent and only occurs several days per month.[2]

Quesnel
Location710 Legion Drive
Quesnel, BC
Canada
Coordinates52.974081°N 122.491867°W / 52.974081; -122.491867
Construction
Structure typetwo-storey building
History
OpenedJuly 30, 1921[1]
Previous namesPacific Great Eastern Railway (19211972)
British Columbia Railway (19721984)
BC Rail (19842002)
Services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Whistler Rainforest to Gold Rush Jasper
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Whistler Coastal Passage Jasper
Terminus

The station was originally established for the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, later called BC Rail and the midpoint for the day-liner service from North Vancouver, until that service ended on October 31, 2002.

The two-storey station building was constructed in 1921 as a "Standard No.3" design with a rectangular shape and gable roof.[1]

References

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