Zamora, British Columbia
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Zamora | |
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  Zamora Location of Zamora in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′59″N 118°59′04″W / 49.14972°N 118.98444°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Region | Boundary Country |
| Regional District | Kootenay Boundary |
| Area codes | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
| Highways |  Highway 33 |
Zamora is on the west side of the Kettle River in the Boundary region of south central British Columbia.[1] The rural settlement, on BC Highway 33, is by road about 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Rock Creek and 124 kilometres (77 mi) southeast of Kelowna.
Why the Kettle Valley Railway, a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) subsidiary, opened this station so close to Westbridge is unclear. Nobody appears to have lived in the vicinity until the late 1920s.[2] In 1915, the station name changed from Zamaro to Zamora.[3] The latter might be named after Zamora, Spain or the Spanish Province of Zamora, but no evidence substantiates either of these claims.[4] Zamaro is more common as a surname than first name.[5] CP sometimes named new stations after employees or their family members, but the early name change likely suggests the initial spelling was a mistake.
Railway
The former stop, on the west side of the Kettle River, was 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) north of Rock Creek, and 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Westbridge.[6] No evidence remains of the section house, which was immediately south of Zamora Rd.[7] Passenger service ended in 1964. This part of the line closed to all traffic in 1973.[8]
| CP Train Timetables (Regular stop or Flag stop) | ||||||||||||
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| Year | 1919 | 1929 | 1932 | 1935 | 1939 | 1943 | 1948 | 1953 | 1955 | 1960 | 1963 | |
| Ref. | [9] | [10] | [11] | [6] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | |
| Type | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | Flag | |
Zamora lies on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail.