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 on the Canadian Pacific Kansas City main line near Lower Lake Louise, downhill from the Chateau Lake Louise.^[2]

Lake Louise
The station circa 1915.
General information
Location	200 Sentinel Road, Lake Louise, Alberta Canada
Coordinates	51°25′27″N 116°11′2″W
History
Opened	1910
Previous names	Laggan station Canadian Pacific Railway
Services
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station Kamloops towards Rocky Mountaineer First Passage to the West Banff Terminus
Former services Preceding station Via Rail Following station Kamloops toward Vancouver The Canadian before 1990 Banff toward Toronto 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 Windsor
Location Lake Louise Location within Alberta Show map of Alberta Lake Louise Lake Louise (Canada) Show map of Canada

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]

Former Laggan station, now in Heritage Park in Calgary.

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.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Lake Louise Station