Lake Louise station

Lake Louise station is a railway station in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. Historically served by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and Via Rail, it is now a stop for the Rocky Mountaineer and houses a restaurant.[1] The station is located on the CPR main line, Lower Lake Louise, near the Chateau Lake Louise.[2]

Lake Louise
The station circa 1915.
Location200 Sentinel Road,
Lake Louise, AB
Canada
Coordinates51°25′27″N 116°11′2″W
History
Opened1910
Previous namesCanadian Pacific Railway
Services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Kamloops
towards Rocky Mountaineer
 First Passage to the West Banff
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Kamloops
towards Seattle
 Coastal Passage Banff
Terminus
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Stephen
toward Vancouver
 Main Line Eldon
toward Montreal

The station was originally built for the CPR. The station was declared a heritage railway station by the federal government in 1991.[3] Starting in 1909 it was the first of six mountain stations built by the Canadian Pacific in a rustic log building design, consistent with how the railway marketed the region as a wilderness tourist destination.[4]

The older depot that the 1910 building replaced continued to be used by the CPR for other purposes. The CPR donated it in 1976 to Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary. The depot was moved to the park and restored to the era when the Lake Louise village was called Laggan.[5]

References
  1. "Lake Louise Station Restaurant".
  2. "Departure and Arrival Schedules & Information, for days on the train". Rocky Mountaineer.
  3. "Heritage Railway Station of Canada Lake Louise, Alberta". Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  4. "Canadian Pacific Railway Station". Historic Places - a Joint Federal, Provincial and Territorial Initiative. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  5. "Laggan Station". Heritage Park. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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