Dunster station (British Columbia)

Dunster station is on the Canadian National Railway mainline in Dunster, British Columbia. The station is served by Via Rail's Jasper–Prince Rupert train as a flag stop.^[2]

Dunster
Station in the 1920s
General information
Location	Dunster, BC Canada
Coordinates	53°07′27″N 119°50′16″W / 53.12417°N 119.83778°W / 53.12417; -119.83778^[1]
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	Sign post
History
Opened	1913
Previous names	Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station McBride toward Prince Rupert Jasper–Prince Rupert Harvey toward Jasper
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Raush Valley toward Prince Rupert Prince Rupert – Jasper Croydon toward Jasper
Location
Dunster Location within British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Dunster Dunster (Canada) Show map of Canada

The original railway station was built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and opened in 1913. The station and town was named by a railway inspector after his home-town of Dunster in England.^[3]

References

1. "Dunster". BC Geographical Names.
2. "Dunster train station | VIA Rail".
3. http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=15633^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Via Rail Station Description
• Pictures and info on Dunster train station