Vanderhoof railway station

Vanderhoof railway station
Via Rail (inter-city rail)
Station statistics
Address Downtown (between Co-op and Subway)
Vanderhoof, BC
Canada
Coordinates [1]
Lines Jasper – Prince Rupert train
Levels 1
Platforms 1
Parking available
Baggage check no
Other information
Opened 1913
Formerly Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Services
telephones
Preceding station   Via Rail   Following station
Jasper – Prince Rupert train
toward Jasper

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

History

The station was open in 1912-13 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The town site was named after Herbert Vanderhoof, a publicity agent from Chicago that was retained by the railway to attract settlers to the region.[1]

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