Kamloops railway station in Kamloops, British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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 is a railway station which acts as the overnight stopover point for the Rocky Mountaineer

Rocky Mountaineer

Rocky Mountaineer is a Canadian tour company offering Western Canadian vacation packages that operates trains on four rail routes through British Columbia and Alberta.-Background:...

 train service to Jasper, Banff and Calgary; from Vancouver.

The station was originally built for Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway

The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....

  The station was declared a Heritage Railway Station in 1992. Via Rail

VIA Rail

Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....

 trains call at the Kamloops North railway station

Kamloops North railway station

The Kamloops North railway station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at the Canadian National Railway Yards. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian three times per week in each direction....

 not this station. The station building was restored and houses The Keg

The Keg

The Keg is a chain of steakhouse restaurants and bars in Canada and the United States.-Background:It was founded in 1971 in North Vancouver, British Columbia by George Tidball and today operates in all provinces and five American states...

 restaurant.

The Kamloops Heritage Railway

Kamloops Heritage Railway

The Kamloops Heritage Railway is a heritage railway in Kamloops, British Columbia. The railway operates throughout the year, running trains within Kamloops and to Armstrong...

, offers special excursion steam trains at various times through the year, trains depart from the station with tickets sold from their ticket office at 5-510 Lorne St near the station.