Jasper station

Jasper
Location	607 Connaught Drive, Jasper, Alberta Canada
Coordinates	52°52′34″N 118°04′47″W / 52.87611°N 118.07972°W / 52.87611; -118.07972Coordinates: 52°52′34″N 118°04′47″W / 52.87611°N 118.07972°W / 52.87611; -118.07972
Owned by	Parks Canada
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	short and long-term
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Via Rail: JASP IATA: XDH
History
Previous names	Canadian National Railway
Services
Preceding station   Via Rail   Following station Valemount toward Vancouver Canadian Hinton toward Toronto Harvey toward Prince Rupert Jasper–Prince Rupert Terminus Rocky Mountaineer Quesnel toward Whistler Rainforest to Gold Rush Terminus Kamloops toward Rocky Mountaineer (Vancouver) Journey through the Clouds Kamloops toward Seattle Coastal Passage Terminus

Jasper station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Jasper, Alberta. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian three times per week in each direction and is the eastern terminus for the Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train. The Rocky Mountaineer company trains such as the Journey through the Clouds use the station as a terminus, these trains continue to Quesnel railway station.

Jasper was created as a railway siding in 1911 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. It was originally called Fitzhugh, part of the Grand Trunk Pacific's alphabet line, but was renamed in 1913 when the townsite was surveyed. By 1913 both the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Northern Railway called on Jasper. By 1923 the CNoR and the GTPR were taken oven by the Canadian government and merged into the Canadian National Railway, which continued to use the old GTPR station until it burned down during the winter of 1924-25.

The current station was constructed by the CNR in 1926. The station was declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1992.

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