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Originally Posted by marc3565
I tried following the tracks on the maps through a few cities and did not see any train stations. I can't find any detail if there are any Via trains that pass on this track.
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There aren't. There is no VIA passenger service between Calgary and Edmonton, and there hasn't been for years. From time to time, there is talk of restoring passenger train service between Calgary and Edmonton; but while studies have been done as to the feasibility, they're about all that has been achieved towards that goal.
Many cities and towns in western Canada still have train stations, although after passenger service ended, many of them have been repurposed. Regina's grand old CPR station is now a casino. The CPR station in Strathcona, Alberta (a suburb of Edmonton) is now a bar. Lethbridge's station now houses local health officials. Calgary's once-busy downtown station still has passenger service, if you consider an infrequent--and very expensive--luxury tourist train to be "passenger service." With that one exception, the trains that pass through the tracks of the old Calgary station site are freights.
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