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Mission Harbour Railway Station
Mission Harbour station is a railway station in Mission, British Columbia, Canada, located along CPR's Cascade subdivision. It sits just north of the Mission Railway Bridge at Harbour Avenue. The station is served by Via Rail's '' The Canadian'' as a flag stop (48 hours advance notice required). The station is only served by eastbound trains towards Toronto. Westbound trains call at Abbotsford railway station along the CN Railway tracks, on the other side of the Fraser River The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual d .... This split in service between Vancouver and Ashcroft is due to CN and CPR utilizing directional running through the Thompson and Fraser Canyons. Footnotes External links Via Rail Station Description Via Rail stations in British Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Coast Express
The West Coast Express is a commuter railway serving the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, it provides a link between Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Regional District and is the only commuter railway in Western Canada. Service is provided between Downtown Vancouver and the municipalities of Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, and Mission. Along its route, several stations interchange with the SkyTrain metropolitan rail system as well as local bus services. Additionally, Waterfront station in Downtown Vancouver provides a connection to the SeaBus passenger ferry. Operation The West Coast Express operates from Monday to Friday (excluding holidays) with five trains per day running from Mission to Vancouver in the morning peak hours and returning to Mission in the evening peak. A one-way trip takes 75 minutes, which is faster than driving to Downtown Vancouver. The commuter railway is owned by TransLink, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
