If you long
for the romance of the rails, you'll find superior service and breathtaking
scenery in beautiful British Columbia. On Vancouver Island,
take a leisurely day-trip from Victoria to Courtney, stopping at towns
and picnic sites along the way. And if it's high adventure you
crave...travel from the Pacific Coast to the Rocky Mountains!
| ROCKY
MOUNTAINEER VACATIONS® |
| ROCKY
MOUNTAINEER VACATIONS® offers "The Most Spectacular Train Trip
in the World"® with two-day, all daylight train excursions between
Vancouver, British Columbia and Jasper, Banff or Calgary, Alberta.
Westbound or eastbound departures are available from mid-April
to mid-October. This trip can be combined with numerous Independent
Package Tours or Customized Group Programs. Rocky Mountaineer
RedLeaf Service® offers oversized reclining seats, large picture
windows, at-your-seat meal service and the individualized attention
and colourful commentary of Onboard Attendants. Rocky Mountaineer
GoldLeaf Service® offers travel onboard a bi-level dome coach
with the same attentive standards, panoramic seating area, private
dining room and rear Observation platform for a spectacular
vantage point. |
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Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Toll Free:
Email:
Website: |
1150
Station Street
1st Floor
Vancouver
BC V6A 2X7
(604) 606-7245
(604) 606-7250
1-877-460-3200
reservations@rockymountaineer.com
www.rockymountaineer.com |
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Canada Line
SkyTrain’s newest line opened in August 2009, linking Downtown Vancouver
(Waterfront Station) to Richmond (Richmond-Brighouse Station) and
Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The Line added 16 new stations
and 19 kilometres to the SkyTrain network. Nine stations are located
in Vancouver (Waterfront, Vancouver city Centre, Yaletown-Roundhouse,
Olympic Village, Broadway - city Hall, King Edward, Oakridge - 41st
Avenue, Langara - 49th Avenue, and Marine Drive), with four in Richmond
(Bridgeport, Aberdeen, Lansdowne, and Richmond - Brighouse) and
three on Sea Island serving Vancouver International Airport (Templeton,
Sea Island Centre, and YVR Airport). TransLink bus services, plus
SkyTrain's Expo and Millennium Lines, SeaBus and West Coast Express
connect, or will connect, with Canada Line.
See Canada
Line Map, Travel Times, and Departure Schedule.
VIA Rail Canada
Your window on British Columbia and Canada - coast to coast and up
to Hudson Bay! VIA Rail Canada runs from Vancouver to Jasper in the
BC Rockies, and back to the Pacific Coast at Prince Rupert, with an
overnight stop in Prince George. VIA Rail Canada connects at several
cross-border crossings with Amtrak, for continuing rail travel through
North America.
Toll Free: 1-888-VIA-RAIL (Canada)
Southern
Railway of Vancouver Island
Whether you are commuting, sightseeing or simply a train buff, riding
the rails in Victoria and on Vancouver Island is steeped in history
and adventure. Rail travel is still available between Victoria and
Courtenay in the Comox Valley on the Southern Railway of Vancouver
Island, formerly the E & N Railway. Scheduled stops include
Duncan, Nanaimo, and Parksville. Along the way the train runs through
Shawnigan Lake, Cobble Hill, Chemainus, Ladysmith, and Qualicum
Beach.
Amtrak
Amtrak runs between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver and connects
at several cross-border crossings with VIA Rail Canada. For more
information and reservations contact Amtrak
Tel: 1-800-USA-RAIL
Tel: (206) 382-4125 (Seattle)
SkyTrain
An elevated light rail rapid-transit system whisks you along
a scenic 28-kilometre track from Vancouver to Burnaby, New Westminster,
and Surrey. SkyTrain links with a network of buses at many stations
and with SeaBus at Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver.
West Coast
Express
West Coast Express provides the communities of the northeast sector
of Greater Vancouver with premium commuter rail service. It operates
five trains during weekday peak periods connecting Mission, Abbotsford,
Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody
with downtown Vancouver. |