In 1913 the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was busily completing the final leg of its transcontinental railroad across northern British Columbia. When they entered the Rocky Mountain Trench they selected as the site for their divisional point between Jasper and Prince George what is the present village of McBride. A station plan was selected that befitted its stature as a divisional point. In addition the area hosted a roundhouse used to service locomotives, a machine shop, ice house, coaling dock, water towers, a wye, and numerous tracks for the storage and sorting of railroad cars. All that remains today is the present station, the wye and some of the storage tracks. The original building was lost in a fire in 1918. In 1919 the present, and now heritage, building was constructed by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway on the sturdy foundation of the original building. The station is smaller than the original, although no less imposing. It is situated at the end of Main Street and flanked by the Caribou and Rocky Mountains.

In the early days when rail transportation was the only viable way in or out of McBride, the station was the central transfer station for all products and daily needs.

It hosted a 24 hour beanery restaurant where people met for a good meal or just to catch up the latest gossip.

After technology changed railway operations the Canadian National Railroad, current owner of the line, moved out their last operations in 1989.

The Canadian Government designated the train station as heritage building and it was purchased by the Village of McBride in the early 1990' s.

Since early 2000 the station has been undergoing restoration along 1920 lines with locally grown and milled wood with the attempt to capture the original look and feel.