My father told me when he was younger that he used to catch a train from Cloverdale to Langley and watch the movies there. The train didn't return to Cloverdale so they walked home from Langley. Once the Clova was built that changed. The train station used to be behind the Co-op and feed mill areas on Highway 10 and 176th Street.
Train service is coming back to Cloverdale thanks to the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society. The run is between Cloverdale and Sullivan, 152nd Street and 64th Avenue. A railway station has been built in approximately the same spot, which now puts it behind the Clydesdale Inn and the west end of the Clover Square Mall.
The train schedule is Saturday, Sunday, and holiday Mondays from June 23, 2013 until October 14, 2013. First run is 10am and it runs every hour with the last train at 3pm. Cost is $10 and children under 12 are $5. The train does not stop in Sullivan, just turns around and comes back to Cloverdale. Takes about half an hour.
I spoke with some of the men operating the train this morning and got the scoop that on Saturday, June 22 at 2pm they'll be giving free rides just on the spur. In other words a scenic look at the backside of the mall.
For parking, they have spots available next to their barn, accessed from 176th Street, just south of Highway 10. There are also places to park on the road around there. It's my guess that train riders are going to park in the Clover Square Mall and take their chances at getting towed for leaving the property. There's free parking all over Cloverdale, so park on the street somewhere and walk over to the railway station.
The train is wheelchair accessible with a lift to the train.
For more information see their website http://fvhrs.org/
