Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

Extant British Columbia Railroad/Railway Structures

 

 

Recent Updates Last updated 9/15/06

Updated towns are in red type. Some of the following station data compiled from Ian Baird's, Canadian Pacific Depots in British Columbia and A Historic Guide to the E&N Railway, Charles Bohi's Canadian National's Western Depots and Charles Bohi and Leslie Kozma's Canadian Pacific's Western Depots (See RSHS Library), Bytown Railway Society's Canadian Railway Station Guide, and personal files. Roger Burrows, Lindsay Korst, Richard Marks, Norm Metcalf, Ben Ringnalda, Neil Roughley, and Dave Savage also contributed to this site.

 

City

Railroad

Current Location

Type

Current Use

Date Built

Track Status

Bldg. Mat.

Current Railroad

Notes

Abbotsford

CPR

  on site

C

tourist information center

1911

in use

wood

CP

 

Agassiz

CPR

north of Hwy 7/Hwy 9, at Agassiz Agricultural Research Station 

C

museum

1893

in use

wood

CP

siding added, Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society
Aleza Lake Grand Trunk Pacific (GTP)(CN) on site C     in use wood CN  
Athalmer CP relocated to near town on hill C museum 1923 none log none depot from Lake Windermere, Windermere Valley Historical Society Museum
Avola Canadian Northern (CN) Hwy 5 C storage   in use stucco CN  
Bennett WP&Y on site adjacent to Lake Bennett C rr   in use wood WP&Y two story
Birch Island CN   P     in use wood   small enclosed shelter, ?
Birken British Columbia Ry. (BCR) on site C rr   in use   BC Rail BCR  
Blue River CN   C     in use wood   ?
Boston Bar Canadian Northern (CN) moved back from row C museum   in use wood CN  
Boston Bar VIA west of Hwy 1 P ? modern in use   CN  
Brookmere CPR on site M museum 1919 gone wood none section house
Bull River CPR moved to Radium C rr   in use wood CP standard portable now used as bunkhouse
Burnaby BC Electric Railway 6501 Deer Lake Ave.in Deer Lake Park C museum   none wood none depot from Vorce, part of Heritage Village
Burns Lake VIA on site P ? modern in use   CN  
Canford CPR Hwy 8 C business   none wood none depot from Merritt
Cassidy CPR on site C museum/display   in use wood CP  

Castlegar

CPR

400 13th Ave./3 St.

C

museum

1907

in use

wood

CP

Castlegar & District Heritage Society Museum, stucco siding
Cawston GN south of town on Hwy 3A C business   none wood none depot from Similkameen

Chemainus

CPR

 

P

rr

 

in use

wood

RailAmerica

shelter moved from Somenos, ?
Chemainus VIA Hwy 1 P ?   in use wood CP  
Chetwynd BCR Hwy 97/Hwy 27 C rr   in use   BCR  
Chilliwack VIA Railway St. P ? modern in use   CN  
Cisco CN north of town, Fraser River B rr   in use steel CN  
Cisco CPR south of town, Fraser River B rr   in use steel CP 3 span through truss
Clayburn CPR relocated to Heritage Valley Resort C business office   none wood none  
Clearwater CN Hwy 5 C rr 1961 in use   CN  
Cloverdale BCER returned after farm use to FVHRS site IP museum 1910 in use wood SRBC Sullivan small enclosed shelter, Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society, Field checked 2004
Cobble Hill VIA Hwy 1 P ?   in use   CP shelter
Cody CPR relocated off Hwy 6 C residence   none wood none  
Colebrook GN on site M residence 1909 in use wood BNSF section house
Coquitlam CPR relocated to 101 King Albert Ave. C museum 1910 none wood none depot from Fraser Mills, Fraser Mills Depot Museum

Courtenay

CPR

on site

P

rr

1914

in use

wood

RailAmerica

two story, Heritage Station, VIA Stop

Cowichan

CPR

Hwy 1

P

rr

 

in use

wood

 CP

shelter, restored

Cranbrook

CPR

  

P

rr

1898

in use

wood

CP

remodeled twice, sided, ?
Cranbrook CPR Van Horne St. N C rr   in use stucco CP division offices
Cranbrook CPR Canadian Museum of Rail Travel Rh museum   museum tracks brick none replica?

Cranbrook

CPR

Canadian Museum of Rail Travel

C

museum

1901 

none

wood

none

depot from Elko
Cranbrook CPR Canadian Museum of Rail Travel F museum 1898 gone wood none moved slightly
Cranbrook CPR Canadian Museum of Rail Travel Wt museum 1946 none wood none relocated
Creston CPR on site C rr   in use wood CP  
Croydon GTP (CN) off Hwy 3, north of town C       wood   only part of original depot
Dawson Creek BCR on site C museum   in use concrete block BCR Dawson Creek Station Museum

Dawson Creek

CPR

on site

C

museum

1930

in use

wood

CP

South Peace Historical Society Museum
Devine BCR on site C rr   in use   BCR  
Dome Creek CN on site C rr   in use prefab CN  

Duncan

CPR

Canada Ave./Station St. 

C

rr/museum

1912

in use

wood

RailAmerica

restored, VIA stop
Dunster GTP (CN) relocated slightly C       stucco    

Elko

CPR

moved to Cranbrook

C

museum

 

none

wood

none

Canadian Museum of Rail Travel
Endako CN Hwy 16 C rr modern in use wood CN sided
Exeter BCR on site C rr modern in use   BCR  
Fairmount CPR on site C rr   in use wood CP depot from Skookumchuck, standard portable

Fernie

CPR

6th St./1st Ave., moved back from row

C

municipal

1909

in use

wood

CP

Fernie Community & Art Center

Field

CPR

Trans Canada Highway

C

rr

1951

in use

stone faced 

CP

 

Ft. Langley

Canadian Northern (CN)

Glover Rd./Mavus St.

C

museum

1913

in use 

wood

CN

Ft. Langley CN Station Museum
Ft. Nelson BCR on site C rr   in use   BCR  

Ft. Steele

KC replica

at Ft. Steele Heritage Town

C

museum

 

none

wood

none

 

Fraser WP&Y on site, near Klondike Hwy. and along Bernard Lake Wt not used   in use wood WP&Y rectangular enclosed water tank

Fraser Mills

CPR

moved to Coquitlam

C

museum

1910

none

wood

none

Fraser Mills Depot Museum

Glacier

CPR

Trans Canada Highway

C

rr mow

1917 

in use

log

CP

Heritage Station

Glacier

CPR

 

M

 

 

in use

 

CP

Glacier House Hotel

Glacier

CPR

 

Tn

rr

1917

in use

concrete portals

CP

Connaught Tunnel
Goat River CN on site C rr   in use wood CN former bunkhouse

Golden

CPR

relocated south side of river near 14 St./1 Ave.

P

future museum?

1904

none

wood

none

1.5 story
Golden VIA on site P vacant modern in use   CP  

near Goldstream

CPR

Niagara River

B

rr

1886

in use

steel

RailAmerica

trestle moved from Cisco Flats

Grand Forks

CPR

near Donaldson Dr./76 Ave.

C

business

c1900

 

wood

 

2 story, restaurant, Heritage Station, restored
Grindrod CPR on site C storage   in use wood CP standard portable
Hixon PGE moved to Prince George C museum modern none   none  
Hope Canadian Northern (CN) Hwy 1/Hwy 3 C business     wood   two story
Hope VIA 5th Ave./Hudson Bay St. P ? modern in use   CN  
Hope CN   C rr   in use wood CN depot from Smithvale, used as section shed
Houston CN Hwy 16 C   modern in use wood CN  
Huntingdon CPR near U.S. border C rr modern in use   CP  
Huntingdon Southern Railway British Columbia (SRBC) Vye Rd. C rr modern in use   SRBC similar to mobile home

Kamloops

CN

near Lorne Ave./Third Ave. 

C

  community centre/rail tour office

1927

in use

brick siding 

CN

two story, being restored, Heritage Station

Kamloops

CPR

near Victoria St./3rd St.

C

rr

1970s

in use

 

CP

two story, division offices
Kaslo CPR Hwy 31/Hwy 31A C unused   in use   CP two story
Kelowna CN Bernard St./Richter St. C business 1926