North Vancouver in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Pacific Great Eastern Railway Station

Protected Heritage Building - 1913

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2010

1. Pacific Great Eastern Railway Station Marker

Inscription. The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Station was built to service a rail link between North Vancouver westward along Howe Sound to the interior of the province. The foot of Lonsdale became a busy transportation hub in the early days of the community as the meeting place for the railway, the ferry to Vancouver, and streetcars from Upper Lonsdale, Lynn Valley, and Capsilano.

Delay in completing the railway line up Howe Sound, and a decision to redirect the line under Esplanade towards the Second Narrows Bridge, led to the station's closure in 1928. The building was used temporarily as a bus terminal, before it was converted by C.H. Cates and Sons for office and storage use. In 1974, it was purchased by the City of North Vancouver and moved to Mahon Park. There, it became the community's first Museum and Archives. In 1997, the station was returned to the foot of Lonsdale, where it was restored and legally designated as a protected heritage building.

Erected by City of North Vancouver Heritage Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 49° 18.617′ N, 123° 4.83′ W. Marker is in North Vancouver, British Columbia, in Metro Vancouver. It can be reached from the intersection of Lonsdale Avenue and Carrie Cates Court. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver BC V7M 3K7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Lower Mainland

and in Coast & Mountains.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Paul's Church (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Beacon of Maritime Safety (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Nine O'Clock Gun (approx. 3 kilometers away); Chehalis Cross (approx. 3 kilometers away); Harry Winston Jerome (approx. 3.1 kilometers away); Hallelujah Point (approx. 3.1 kilometers away); Beaver Crest Pole (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Oscar Maltipi Pole (approx. 3.2 kilometers away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Creating a Vancouver Icon: the Lions Gate Bridge (was approx. 2.9 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Pacific Great Eastern Railway Station. The building is now a museum operated by the North Vancouver Museum and Archives.

Pacific Great Eastern Railway Station (1913) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2010

2. Pacific Great Eastern Railway Station (1913)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,488 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.