Victoria station (British Columbia)
The Victoria 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 Dayliner service, which has been indefinitely suspended since 2011.
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| Location | 450 Pandora Avenue Victoria, British Columbia Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48.4283°N 123.3706°W | ||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2011 | ||||||||||
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As part of the Johnson Street Bridge replacement project, the rail link across the Inner Harbour was removed and the station dismantled.
Timeline
- 1886: E&N Railway starts passenger service from Esquimalt to Nanaimo.[1]
- 1888: Passenger service extended from Esquimalt to a new terminus at Victoria.
- 1905: E&N Railway sold to the CPR.[2]
- 1979: VIA Rail takes over operation of passenger service.[1]
- 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.[3]
References
- Canadian Railroad Historical Association
- BC Archives: Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway
- "Via Rail closing Victoria station". Times Colonist. August 11, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
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