Former CN Railway Station (Kelowna)

 interesting place, historical building, former train/railway station

This former CNR station has been designated a Heritage Railway Station by the federal government, and a Municipal Heritage Site by the City of Kelowna. The current owner plans to restore the building and property, converting it into a pub and restaurant.

Kelowna’s CNR Station was opened on January 4th, 1927, and marked the beginning of passenger service to Kelowna. In 1927 the Kelowna station planted a railway garden, a beautification project which incorporated 250 ornamental trees and shrubs, and flower beds including all varieties which thrived in the district at that time. In Oct. 1963, rail passenger service was discontinued in the Okanagan, and the railway garden had dwindled to two small islands of trees and shrubs and a lawn (by 2009, all that remains is a lone Gingko tree behind the station). The tracks to the station were lifted in 1975.

For a history of CN in Kelowna, see www.okanagan.net/ocarc/page2.htm