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Victoria railway station (British Columbia)

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Disabled access
  
Yes

Closed
  
2011

Status
  
Closed

Opened
  
1888

Victoria railway station (British Columbia) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Location
  
450 Pandora Ave. Victoria, British Columbia Canada

Similar
  
Courtenay railway station, Nanaimo railway station, Prince George railway st, Woodstock railway station, North Bay railway station

The Victoria railway station was in downtown Victoria, British Columbia, on the east end of the Johnson Street Bridge. The station was the southern terminus for VIA Rail's Victoria–Courtenay train dayliner service, which has been indefinitely suspended since 2011. As part of the Johnson Street Bridge replacement project, the rail link across the Inner Harbour was removed and the station dismantled. If rail service on the line was to resume, its southern terminus would now be on the far (western) side of the Johnson Street Bridge.

Timeline

  • 1886: E&N Railway starts passenger service from Esquimalt to Nanaimo.
  • 1888: Passenger service extended from Esquimalt to a new terminus at Victoria.
  • 1905: E&N Railway sold to the CPR.
  • 1979: VIA Rail takes over operation of passenger service.
  • March 19, 2011: Victoria–Courtenay service suspended.
  • March 31, 2011: The rail portion of the bridge was closed.
  • August 7, 2011: The service's temporary bus replacement was discontinued.
  • August 12, 2011: The station closed.
  • References

    Victoria railway station (British Columbia) Wikipedia


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