Penny station

Not to be confused with Penn Station.

Penny station is a railway station in Penny, British Columbia. It is on the Canadian National Railway mainline and serves as a flag stop for Via Rail's Jasper–Prince Rupert train.^[2][3]

Penny
General information
Location	Penny, BC Canada
Coordinates	53°50′33.6″N 121°17′22.7″W / 53.842667°N 121.289639°W / 53.842667; -121.289639^[1]
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	Sign post
History
Opened	1914
Rebuilt	1947
Previous names	Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Longworth toward Prince Rupert Jasper–Prince Rupert Bend toward Jasper
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Lindup toward Prince Rupert Prince Rupert – Jasper Guilford toward Jasper
Location
Penny Location within British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Penny Penny (Canada) Show map of Canada

The station was built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1914. The original building burned down in a 1947 fire and the station building from Lindup, British Columbia was moved to this location. The station building was again moved in 1988 to the Prince George Railway Museum.^[1]

Penny no longer receives mail by train. The service was cut off in January 2014.

References

1. "Penny". BC Geographical Names.
2. VIA Rail. "Penny train station".
3. VIA Rail. "Jasper-Prince Rupert train - Schedules".