In June 1912, the eastward advance of the Canadian Northern Railway (CNo) rail head reached Hope.

[17] In 1985, the abandoned station building was relocated to a BC government property at the corner of Water Ave and Old Hope Princeton Way for use as an arts centre/restaurant.

The building had been vacant for several years when the government gave the parcel of land to the Chawathil First Nation in 2021, who wanted the station moved or demolished.

At a cost of $120,000 to $140,000, the 238-square-metre (2,567 sq ft) building was hauled on a trailer in January 2024 to a permanent site at 919 Water Ave. A $1.8 million restoration will create a museum/visitor centre opening in 2025.

Passenger service began in July 1916 at the station,[16] which stood at the present intersection of Hope St and 3rd Ave.

The wye, which existed opposite, comprised a switch in the present alley behind 340 3rd Ave and a three-stall engine house at the tail in the wooded area to the north.

[25] Following extensive rail bed and bridge destruction within the canyon caused by floods, November 1959 was the final passenger service at Hope.

[28] In March 1915, the eastward advance of the KV rail head from the CP main line reached this point.

[40] Within the southern circular sector surrounding the diamond crossing, the KV erected an interlocking tower,[24] and the GN installed a connection between the intersecting tracks[28] in 1915.

[44] Identified by a pole in the ground, the Hope flag stop (48-hour advance notice required) serves Via Rail's The Canadian[45] for westbound journeys toward Vancouver, while eastbound trains call at Katz station across the river.

In 1999, CN and CP implemented a directional running agreement along the Thompson River and the Fraser River between Coho (west of Ashcroft) and Matsqui Junction (near Mission), whereby all westbound trains travel on the CN track and eastbound ones use the CP track.

[46][47] During the 2021 Pacific Northwest floods, an evacuation train went to Hope to transport more than 150 stranded travellers to Vancouver, making three stops in between.