The Vancouver, Coast and Mountains region is a popular hub for rail services, with routes from the Rockies (and farther east), the US, and within BC, all criss-crossing the region.
Vancouver is the region’s central rail hub: it is the western terminus for trans-Canadian passenger rail services and the northern terminus for cross-border routes. It also offers regularly scheduled service sightseeing rail trips to Whistler.
VIA Rail
VIA Rail is Canada's national passenger rail service. It provides passenger services to Vancouver from Alberta and eastern Canada. "The Canadian" is an iconic, four-day journey between Toronto and Vancouver via Edmonton, Alberta, and Jasper, Alberta.
Regional Rail Services
Rocky Mountaineer's Whistler Sea to Sky Climb is a three-hour sightseeing rail tour between Vancouver and the resort town of Whistler that winds along the famous Sea-to-Sky corridor through Howe Sound, Squamish and Cheakamus Canyon.
Rocky Mountaineer also operates two-day sightseeing trail journeys along three routes: Whistler to Jasper, Alberta; Vancouver to Banff, Alberta, or Calgary, Alberta; or Vancouver to Jasper, Alberta.
The West Coast Express is a commuter train that provides weekday service between Mission and downtown Vancouver. It travels westbound in the early morning and eastbound in the late afternoon.
Amtrak
Amtrak provides connecting passenger train services to Vancouver from points across the US, funnelling through Washington State. Direct service is offered between Seattle (Washington), Portland (Oregon) and Vancouver.
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