CATJii3AtS LONGEST 1NTERURB.U XAILWAY: B. C.

EIiECTHIC" CHILLIWACK LINE

Murrayville Library
February 8, 2007
IIenry Ewert
A, l9PO - July f -- B. C. E l e c t r i c interurban service i s inaugurated
between New Westminster and Sardine
1910 -
October 3 --
t h e gala opening o f the 63.8-mile (102.7-km,)
interurban l i n e from New Westminstcr t o Chilliwack;
t h e t r a i n c o n s i s t s of c a r s 1700, 1401, and 1301
1910 - October 4 --
r e g u l a r passenger and f r e i g h t service begins over
what w i l l always be Canada's longest interurban f i n e
1911 - September 11 --B. C. E l e c t r i c ' s ~ t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t depot opens
i n New Westminster
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1939 February 18 --t h e l a s t day of t h e milk t r a i n (car 1708)
1950 -
September 30 -- the l a s t f u l l day of interurban passenger t r a i n s
B, During t h e l a s t years of interurban passenger s e r v i c e , 23 c a r s were
available f o r service:
1300 -1312, 1321, 1322 (15 interurban coaches)
.
1401, 1402 (2 interurban coaches with a mail/express compartment)
1600
- -1602 (3 umotorized interurban coaches)
1700, 1706, 1709 (3 express/baggage coaches; no ~assengers)
Interurban
Timetables
FRASER VALLEY DIVISION
Corrected to August lst, 1950

156 Miles of Interurban Electric

Lines on Mainland

Suggestions always receive prompt and

courteous attention. Please address
Manager, Transportation Operations,
B. C. Electric, Vancouver, B. C.
For Information, Phone MA, 2421

THIS TIMETABLE IS SUBJECT

TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
 FIASER VALLEY DIVISION
Chilliwack trains make no stops between Vancou-
vrr and S e w L\'estmil~ster. Local traffic will be handled
by local trains on Central Park Line.
FRIDAY MARKET SPECIALS
Lv. New Westminster ............................................ 6.30 a.m.
Ar. Mt. Lehman ...................................... .................. 7.30 a.m.
Lv. Sit. Lehman ........................................................ 7.35 a.m.
Ar. New Westminster ............................................. 8.50 a.m.
SATURDAY S P E C I A L S for M O U N T L E H M A N
L v . Vancouver ............................................................ 11.35 p.m.
Lv. New Westminster ........................................... 12.25 a.m.
Ar. bit. Lehman ........................................................ 1.45 a.m.
Lv. Mt. Lehman ........................................................ 1.50 a.m.
Ar. New Westminster .............................................. 2.50 a.m.
BAGGAGE, M I L K A N D E X P R E S S
Baggage and Express train leaves Vancouver for
Chilliwack and way points at 8.00 a.m. daily except
Sunday, returning from Chilliwack a t 1.30 p.m. for
Vancouver.
CENTRAL PARK LINE
VANCOUVER T O N E W WESTMINSTER
L E A V E VANCOUVER-First cars: weekdays,
5.00, 5.50, 6.30, 6.50, 7.05, 7.25, 7.40, 7.50, 8.05, 8.25,
8.45 a.m., then every 20 minutes; Sundays, 6.00, 6.50 and
7.50 a.m., then every 20 minutes.
Late cars-12.06, 12.20, 12.35, 1.00 and 1.30 a.m.
L E A V E N E W WESTMINSTER-First cars:
weekdays, 5.00, 5.40 and 6.00 a.m. then every 20 minutes;
Sundays, 6.00 and 7.00 a.m. then every 20 minutes.
Late cars-11.40 p.m., 12.00 midnight and 12.40 a.m.
Service augmented by frequent trains in rush hours.
SATURDAY SERVICE
L E A V E VANCOUVER-5.00, 5.50, 6.30, 6.50,
7.05, 7.25, 7.45 and every 20 minutes up until 9.45 a.m.
then every 15 minutes up t o and including 8.45 p.m.
then every 20 minutes. .
L E A V E NEW W E S T M I N S T E R 5.00, 5.40, -
6.00 and every 20 minutes up until 9.00 and then a 15-
minute service up to and including 8.00 p.m.. then a
20-minute service thereafter.
BURNABY LAJLE LINE
Ask for separate Burnaby Lake timetable at a11
B. C. Electric information bureaus and agents.
4E& lo 4M. 8 - 5 0 . JACKSON'S.
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STATIONS
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3.3 I Government . . . - - 1 6.32 2.7 1 Sardis .-I

14.3
14.7
Shops -..
1 South Westminster ...--
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6.38 1 9.17
9.18
3.7 E v a n s
4.6 South S u m a s -.-..-
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15.1 Hjorth Road ... 6.39 5.3 Lickman . . . . . -.--
15.8 Scott .-, 6.8 Woodrwlc ...
17.0 Kennedy ...-- 7.7 Vedder River ---
18.4 Craig. 6.47 8.6 Yarrow - ..-.....
18.8 Hunt Road 9.9 Stewerr Rd.

1 Kinas . .
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19.5 6.49 11.4 Bellerose
20.1 Newton 6.50 12.5 Kidd
aJ.7 Burkart Road 6.51
14.5 Vedder Mountain . .
Arnold .-.

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26.0
27.1 1 Clovcrdale
Hall's Prairie 1 7.00
7.02

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46.9 Gifford ...- ..--..-.

48.5 Glover

47.2 Hunter
-48.2 Anderwn
49.2 Halls Prairie -
50.3 Cloverdale
51.3 Meridian .-
51.9 McLellan
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Arnold -. 53.7 Sullipan .-
Vedder Mountain ----.. 54.8 A r c h ~ b a l d Road
55.6 Burkhart Road
562 Newton
66.4
~Bellerwe
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Stewart Rd.
56.8
57.5
Kinas -
H u n t Road . - - -
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67.7 Yarrow .- 57.9 Craig.
68-6 Vedder River
69.5 Woodrwfe -
71.0 Lickman ... 61.6 South Westminster -
71.7 South Sumas 11.40
62.0 Shops -
11.47 63.0
63.8
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New Westminster
VANCOUVER
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a.m a.m. 1 1 a.m. ( a.m. 1 r.m. l p.m.
Light face type, a.m. hours; hear). face type:. p.m. horns. L i a h t face type. a.m. hours: heavy face type. p.m. hours.