Banff station

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Banff
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General information
LocationRailway Avenue, Banff, Alberta
Canada
Coordinates 51°10′55″N115°34′33″W / 51.18194°N 115.57583°W / 51.18194; -115.57583
History
Previous names
Services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Lake Louise First Passage to the WestTerminus
Former services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Lake Louise
toward Vancouver
The Canadian Calgary
toward Toronto
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Lake Louise First Passage to the West Calgary
Terminus
Lake Louise
towards Seattle
Coastal PassageTerminus
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Castle Mountain
toward Vancouver
Main Line Bankhead
Location
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Banff
Location within Alberta
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Banff
Banff (Canada)
Banff station

Banff station is a railway station in Banff, Alberta, Canada. It is used by Royal Canadian Pacific and the Rocky Mountaineer, and previously by Canadian Pacific Railway and Via Rail. The station is on a Canadian Pacific Kansas City line. [1]

The station was originally built for the Canadian Pacific Railway, serving the railway's Banff Springs Hotel. The station was opened in 1910 [2] and declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1991. [3]

The Royal Canadian Pacific at Banff Royal Canadian Pacific PC.jpg
The Royal Canadian Pacific at Banff

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References

  1. "Train Schedule & Station Locations". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca". www.historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  3. "The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Alberta". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2017-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)