Banff Eco Transit Hub

05/28/2026

When it comes to regional travel, passenger rail is often the most sustainable option.

🚊 Passenger trains produce an average of 87 per cent less carbon emissions than cars.

Rail between Calgary and Banff would be a game-changer. One train. Fewer vehicles.

05/07/2026

Have you noticed these posters at the Train Station?

Step inside to read more about the Banff Eco-Transit Hub projects—including passenger rail, the future of , and community gathering spaces.

04/27/2026

Starting this Friday, park at the Train Station, rent an e-bike from Bike Banff and cycle on the Bow Valley Parkway.

04/22/2026

If you're new to us, let this post be your introduction. Read the caption to learn about what the Banff Eco-Transit Hub is, who is behind it, and the projects we have on the go.

🌲 What is the Banff Eco-Transit Hub?
The Banff Eco-Transit Hub is a project to restore and transform the Banff Train Station into an arrival centre and gathering space. The Banff Eco-Transit Hub will help visitors and locals travel around Banff without using cars. Instead, they can ride buses, bikes, or someday, a passenger train from Calgary to Banff.

🚲 Why is it needed?
Banff has over 4 million visitors every year and the number keeps growing. There are over 24,000 cars entering the town almost every day in the summer, beyond its capacity. We need more sustainable transportation to move people around the national park.

👪 Who’s behind the Banff Eco-Transit Hub?
The Banff Eco-Transit Hub is a sustainable transportation initiative from the Waterous family, Banff locals who have lived in town since the 1990’s. The Waterous family holds the lease to the Train Station and Railway Lands and owns Banff Norquay Ski & Summer Resort.

Jan and Adam Waterous, and their three children, Connor, Riley, and Liam, started this initiative in 2016, after becoming increasingly concerned about ecological integrity and traffic congestion in the town of Banff.

🚌 What are the Banff Eco-Transit Hub projects?
• Building the free intercept parking lot at the Train Station, opened in 2019
• Proposing the Banff Railway Lands Area Redevelopment Plan, approved by Banff Town Council in 2024 and currently under review from Parks Canada
• Relocating the Banff Sign from Mt. Norquay Rd to the Train Station in 2025
• Working to get passenger rail services from Calgary Airport to Banff

Learn more about the Banff Eco-Transit Hub and the Waterous family: https://banffecotransithub.ca/about-the-project/

04/21/2026

🌲 What is the Banff Eco-Transit Hub?
The Banff Eco-Transit Hub is a project to restore and transform the Banff Train Station into an arrival centre and gathering space. The Banff Eco-Transit Hub will help visitors and locals travel around Banff without using cars. Instead, they can ride buses, bikes, or someday, a passenger train from Calgary to Banff.

🚲 Why is it needed?
Banff has over 4 million visitors every year and the number keeps growing. There are over 24,000 cars entering the town almost every day in the summer, beyond its capacity. We need more sustainable transportation to move people around the national park.

👪 Who’s behind the Banff Eco-Transit Hub?
The Banff Eco-Transit Hub is a sustainable transportation initiative from the Waterous family, Banff locals who have lived in town since the 1990’s. The Waterous family holds the lease to the Train Station and Railway Lands and owns Banff Norquay Ski & Summer Resort.

Jan and Adam Waterous, and their three children, Connor, Riley, and Liam, started this initiative in 2016, after becoming increasingly concerned about ecological integrity and traffic congestion in the town of Banff.

🚌 What are the Banff Eco-Transit Hub projects?
• Building the free intercept parking lot at the Train Station, opened in 2019
• Proposing the Banff Railway Lands Area Redevelopment Plan, approved by Banff Town Council in 2024 and currently under review from Parks Canada
• Relocating the Banff Sign from Mt. Norquay Rd to the Train Station in 2025
• Working to get passenger rail services from Calgary Airport to Banff

Learn more about the Banff Eco-Transit Hub and the Waterous family: https://banffecotransithub.ca/about-the-project/

04/17/2026

World Public Transport Day celebrates what public transit can make possible.

The proposed Banff Eco-Transit Hub is designed to better connect communities across the Bow Valley and help locals and visitors access Banff via reliable, sustainable transit rather than private vehicles. The result would be less congestion, lower emissions, and a better way to move in and around our mountain parks.

04/16/2026

A recent Calgary Herald story highlights the cancellation of the Calgary–Banff On-It service after no private operator stepped forward. Despite strong ridership, the route will not run in 2026, even as more people visit the parks each year and pressure on the corridor grows.

🚞 Proposals like the Banff Eco Transit Hub, which includes passenger rail between Calgary and Banff, are designed to move people at scale and ease pressure on the highway and surrounding ecosystems.

As demand continues to rise and a private operator is ready to deliver a long-term solution, isn't it time to move it forward?

04/02/2026

If Paris can do this, any place can.

Over two decades, the city shifted away from cars, removing parking and redesigning major corridors and riverbanks for pedestrians and cyclists.

🚲 This led to a significant reduction in traffic, alongside a growing network of bike lanes and expanded public space. The result is a shift in how people move.

⛰️ With more visitors, more congestion, and limited space, Banff can learn from this. Accommodating more cars is not the answer. Reducing reliance on them is.

Red the article from Bloomberg: https://linktr.ee/banffecotransithub

03/30/2026

It was a packed room in Kika’s Cafe on Saturday for the fireside chat with Jan and Adam Waterous.

Andre Quenneville, General Manager of Banff Norquay Ski & Summer Resort, asked Jan and Adam about what it takes to keep Norquay going for the next generation.

Community members left with the following insights:

🚡 To keep Norquay viable, the resort needs a successful sightseeing business. They're working to replace the two-person Big Chair with a gondola in support of this goal.

🌲 Norquay is aligned with the Banff Eco-Transit Hub (that's us)—a project by Jan and Adam to restore the Train Station, bring passenger rail service from Calgary to Banff, and reduce car congestion.

⛷️ The Waterous family knows the Norquay community at “Banff’s Backyard” is unmatched. Jan and Adam’s kids grew up skiing here, and their hope is to keep it sustainable for future skiers.
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The Banff Eco-Transit Hub is the Waterous family’s vision for a multi-modal, sustainable transportation initiative located at the Banff Train Station.