Jasper council will be advocating to the province to speed up plans for a railway connection between the town and Edmonton.

In April 2024, the provincial government announced it is developing a passenger rail master plan.

The goal is to explore regional transit lines, and it includes the suggestion of a rail line from Edmonton to Jasper National Park.

Bill Given, chief administrative officer for the municipality of Jasper, says at a meeting with railway plan developers in June, he was told the idea was no longer in the province’s 30-year network plan and had been moved to a 60-year timeline for exploration.

“Passenger rail service offers an easy and dependable way for them (visitors) to come and experience the national parks,” Given told Global News.

“Jasper is an important anchor poi

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