McBride railway station

McBride railway station Via Rail (inter-city rail)
Via Rail Park Car at McBridge Station
Station statistics
Address	Main St & 1st Ave McBride, BC Canada
Coordinates	53°18′N 120°10′W / 53.3°N 120.167°W / 53.3; -120.167[1]
Lines	Jasper – Prince Rupert train
Levels	1
Platforms	1
Parking	available
Other information
Opened	1919
Formerly	Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Services
Preceding station   Via Rail   Following station Goat River toward Prince Rupert Jasper – Prince Rupert train Dunster CN toward Jasper

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

History

When originally built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1919, the layout of the station was a 1 1/2 story wood building with park land on both sides, in keeping with its role as a railway centre and divisional point on the line.^[3] The station was designated a Heritage Railway Station in 1991.^[4]

Footnotes

1. ^ "McBride". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/8368.html. 
2. ^ http://www.viarail.ca/en/stations/rockies-and-pacific/McBride
3. ^ "Canadian National Railway Station - First Avenue and Main St., McBride, British Columbia, V0J, Canada". Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration. http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=6631&pid=0. Retrieved 2011-02-07. 
4. ^ http://www.pc.gc.ca/clmhc-hsmbc/gfp-hrs/bc_E.asp

External links

• Via Rail Station Description