Banff station is a railway station in
Banff, Alberta
Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise. At above Banff is the community with the second highest e ...
, Canada. It is used by the
Royal Canadian Pacific
The ''Royal Canadian Pacific'' is a luxury excursion passenger train operated by Mount Stephen Properties, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). It made its first run on June 7, 2000, after the CPR received the ''royal'' ...
rail tour services and previously by
Rocky Mountaineer
Rocky Mountaineer is a Canadian rail-tour company based in Vancouver that operates luxury scenic trains on four rail routes in British Columbia, Alberta, Colorado, and Utah.
History
Via Rail Canada
The Rocky Mountaineer concept was created b ...
. The station is located on
Canadian Pacific
The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...
line.
The station was originally built for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The station was declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1991.
See also
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List of designated heritage railway stations of Canada
This is a list of railway stations in Canada which have been designated under the ''Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act''. The names given for stations are taken from the Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations maintained by the ...
References
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Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Alberta
Canadian Pacific Railway stations in Alberta
Rocky Mountaineer stations in Alberta
Buildings and structures in Banff, Alberta