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Port Moody Station Museum

Port Moody Museum Office Display

Located in the community’s old train station building near Rocky Point Park, the Port Moody Station Museum showcases the history of the surrounding area.

This is one of a number of similar museums in the Lower Mainland. A small free train museum in the City of Vancouver is the Engine 374 Pavilion in Yaletown. The largest train museum in Western Canada, meanwhile, is the Railway Museum of British Columbia in Squamish.

 

Railway Museum of BC

 


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Engine 374 Pavilion

 

Port Moody’s Museum

The Port Moody station is well over 110 years old and was the second railway station to be built in the area. The first station was built in 1882 and 26 years later, in 1908, Port Moody received its second train station. The Port Moody Station Museum itself is located, as the name implies, within what was formally one of the original two train stations in the town. The museum doesn’t just focus on the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway, however. It also covers the history of Port Moody from the first Indigenous settlers in the area up to the 20th century.

Some of the highlights of the museum include a real 1921 passenger train car, an outdoor display on what World War 1 trenches were like, and outdoor gardens.

 

Port Moody Museum Displays
Inside the Museum

 

Museum Location

The Port Moody Station Museum is located at 2734 Murray Street. The museum is near Rocky Point Park. It’s also just a 10-minute walk from the Moody Centre SkyTrain Station, giving it convenient transit access. There is also a tiny bit of street parking in the area, but also more at Rocky Point Park.

 

Thomas the Train

 

Hours and Admission

The museum itself is open Wednesday to Sundays from noon to 4:00 pm. It’s closed on both Mondays and Tuesdays each week. Admission to the museum is by donation (usually with a suggested amount of $2 to $5 per person).

 

Port Moody Museum Kitchen Room
Museum Kitchen Exhibit

 

Other Information

To learn more about the museum, click Port Moody Station Museum.

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