Katz is a locality in the
Eastern Fraser Valley region of
British Columbia
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, Canada. It is to the east of the extremity of the
District of Kent
The District of Kent is a district municipality located east of Vancouver, British Columbia. Part of the Fraser Valley Regional District, Kent consists of several communities, the largest and most well-known being Agassiz—the only town in the ...
at
Ruby Creek British Columbia
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. It consists of a
flag stop
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on the
Canadian Pacific Railway
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on Chawathil Indian Reserve No. 4.
British Columbia Highway 7
Highway 7, known for most of its length as the Lougheed Highway and Broadway, is an alternative route to Highway 1 through the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. Whereas the controlled-access Highway 1 follows the southern bank of the ...
parallels the CPR in this area.
Train service
Only eastbound trains stop at the station, which is part of the
VIA Rail
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transnational route. Passengers desiring to go westbound must embark at
Hope, British Columbia
Hope is a district municipality at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Hope is at the eastern end of both the Fraser Valley and the Lower Mainland region, and is at the southern end ...
.
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See also
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Katz railway station
References
External links
Via Rail Stop Description
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Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia