Rocky Mountaineer Station
General information
Location1755 Cottrell St,
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates49°16′07″N 123°05′09″W / 49.26861°N 123.08583°W / 49.26861; -123.08583
History
Opened1954 (shed) 2005 (station)
Services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Terminus First Passage to the West Kamloops
towards Banff
Journey Through the Clouds Kamloops
towards Jasper
Former services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Pacific Central (Vancouver)
towards Seattle
 Coastal Passage Kamloops
towards Banff or Jasper
Location
Rocky Mountaineer Station is located in Greater Vancouver Regional District
Rocky Mountaineer Station
Rocky Mountaineer Station
Location in Vancouver
Rocky Mountaineer Station is located in British Columbia
Rocky Mountaineer Station
Rocky Mountaineer Station
Location in British Columbia
Rocky Mountaineer Station is located in Canada
Rocky Mountaineer Station
Rocky Mountaineer Station
Location in Canada
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Rocky Mountaineer Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is a railway station which acts as the western terminus of the Rocky Mountaineer train service to Jasper, Banff, and Calgary.

The previous Vancouver terminus for the Rocky Mountaineer was the nearby Pacific Central Station, which is also located within the False Creek flats.[1] Before Rocky Mountaineer Station was completed in 2005, passenger services were moved to a 560-square-metre (6,000 sq ft) interim terminus in 2004.[2][3]

The permanent Rocky Mountaineer Station was originally built for Canadian National Railway (CNR) as a locomotive repair shed. At a cost of CA$4 million, the building was renovated by Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours into a railway station. The first train departed on April 17, 2005 from the 1,900-square-metre (20,000 sq ft) building on an 3.2-hectare (8-acre) site leased from CNR. The building has a waiting area that can seat up to 225 people,[1] but it also can function as an event venue that can hold 1,530 attendees.[4]

In February 2010, the east and west facades were updated with large signage identifying this structure as "Alberta Station", replacing the words "Rocky Mountaineer Station". The building reverted to its "Rocky Mountaineer" signs the first week of March 2010. The temporary signage change was related to the government of Alberta leasing a Rocky Mountaineer train for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[5]

Rocky Mountaineer Station interior, May 2010

References

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  1. ^ a b Ford, Ashley (April 13, 2005). "On track for 'yesteryear' experience: Vintage rail building home of famous tourist train". The Province. p. A33. ISSN 0839-3311. ProQuest 267607051.
  2. ^ "Canada news update: New Vancouver station". TTG, Travel Trade Gazette, U.K. and Ireland. May 14, 2004. p. 63. ISSN 0262-4397. ProQuest 235883519.
  3. ^ "Rocky Mountaineer Railtours celebrates its 15th ANNIVERSARY season with new package tours and a new Vancouver station". Rocky Mountaineer Railtours (Press release). March 1, 2004. Archived from the original on October 19, 2006.
  4. ^ "Rocky Mountaineer Vacations unveils its "SPECTACULAR" new Vancouver train station". Rocky Mountaineer Vacations (Press release). April 15, 2005. Archived from the original on March 27, 2006.
  5. ^ Alberta's luxury train to Whistler
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