McBride station explained

McBride
Style:	Via Rail
Country:	Canada
Coordinates:	53.3°N -130°W
Structure:	Sign post
Platform:	1
Parking:	available
Opened:	1919
Former:	Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Other Services Header:	Former services
Embedded:	Embed: yes Designation1: HRSC Designation1 Offname: McBride Canadian National Railways Station Designation1 Date: 1991 Designation1 Number: 6631
Map Type:	British Columbia#Canada
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	13

McBride station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in McBride, British Columbia. The station is served by Via Rail's Jasper–Prince Rupert train.^[1]

History

When originally built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1919, the layout of the station was a -story wood building with park land on both sides, in keeping with its role as a railway centre and divisional point on the line.^[2]

It became a federally Designated Heritage Railway Station in 1991.^[3]

See also

• List of designated heritage railway stations of Canada

External links

• VIA Rail McBride Station Description

Notes and References

1. Web site: McBride train station | VIA Rail.
2. Web site: Canadian National Railway Station - First Avenue and Main St., McBride, British Columbia, V0J, Canada. Canada's Historic Places - a Federal Provincial and Territorial Collaboration . 2011-02-07.
3. Web site: The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in British Columbia . 22 February 2017 . . 20 April 2021.