Carcross railway station
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Carcross railway station in Carcross, Yukon
, Canada
is a railway station which is used by the White Pass and Yukon Railway train service. The station is the northern most terminus for passenger railway service on the line, with connecting bus service to Whitehorse, Yukon
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The building was designated a national heritage railway stations in 1991. The building was originally built in 1910 for the White Pass & Yukon Railway, being in service from 1910 until 1982. Service was later re-instated in 2007.
Carcross, Yukon
Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, is an unincorporated community in the Territory of Yukon, Canada on Bennett Lake and Nares Lake. It has a population of 431 and is home to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
is a railway station which is used by the White Pass and Yukon Railway train service. The station is the northern most terminus for passenger railway service on the line, with connecting bus service to Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
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The building was designated a national heritage railway stations in 1991. The building was originally built in 1910 for the White Pass & Yukon Railway, being in service from 1910 until 1982. Service was later re-instated in 2007.