Courtenay station
Courtenay  | |||||||||||
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 Courtenay Station in 2009, before closure. | |||||||||||
| Location | 899 Cumberland Road[1] Courtenay, BC, Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°41′02″N 125°00′12″W / 49.6840°N 125.0032°WCoordinates: 49°41′02″N 125°00′12″W / 49.6840°N 125.0032°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Heritage station building | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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  Courtenay station Location in British Columbia | |||||||||||
Courtenay Station is a former railway station in downtown Courtenay, British Columbia. The station was the northern terminus for the Dayliner Via Rail service that ended in 2011.
History[]
Courtenay Station was built in 1914 when the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway reached Courtenay. It was originally supposed to be a stop along the line to Campbell River, however, due to World War I the line only went as far as Courtenay.[2]
The former Canadian Pacific Railway station was given heritage status by the City of Courtenay in 2002.
Closure[]
The station was closed indefinitely on March 19, 2011 due to track maintenance.[3] However, due to a lack of funding the line was replaced with a bus service, and on August 7, 2011, the station closed.[4] Service was now supposed to start in summer 2015, though, this was also cancelled due to lack of funding.[5]
References[]
- ^ Courtenay station train
- ^ "Courtenay". Island Corridor Foundation. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "E&N; rail service doomed without huge injection of government cash says operators". web.archive.org. 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "VIA Rail Canada Inc. | Travel Advisory - Temporary Bus Replacing VIA's Victoria to Courtenay Train Service To Make Last Trip August 7". web.archive.org. 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ Island Corridor Foundation (2014-07-11). "Deal signed to resume E&N rail service; boards need to ratify". Island Corridor Foundation. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
External links[]
- https://www.courtenay.ca/, the city the station served.
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- Via Rail stations in British Columbia
- Designated Heritage Railway Stations in British Columbia
- Courtenay, British Columbia
- Railway stations closed in 2011
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- Disused railway stations in Canada
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