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| Location | 500 Lorne St, Kamloops, British Columbia Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°40′43.6″N 120°19′47″W / 50.678778°N 120.32972°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | 2 storey heritage building | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Canadian National Railway Via Rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kamloops station is a railway station in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the overnight stopover point for the Rocky Mountaineer train service to Jasper, Banff and Calgary from Vancouver.[1]
The station was originally built for Canadian National Railway[2] The station was declared a Heritage Railway Station in 1992.[3] Via Rail trains call at the Kamloops North station, not this station. The station building was restored and was previously home to a location of The Keg.[4] As of 2021, it is being remodelled as a local distillery and restaurant.[5]
The Kamloops Heritage Railway, offers special excursion steam trains at various times through the year, trains depart from the station with tickets sold from their ticket office at 5-510 Lorne St near the station.[6]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Rocky Mountaineer Schedule". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ^ Heritage Designation[permanent dead link]
- ^ List of Designated Heritage Railway Stations Archived 2006-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kamloops Heritage Railway - Spirit of Kamloops". Kamloops Heritage Railway. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ Holliday, Kristen (April 29, 2021). "New distillery welcomed - Businesses near historic CN railway building say they look forward to welcoming new neighbours". Castanet Kamloops. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Kamloops Heritage Railway - Location". Kamloops Heritage Railway. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-24.