Ladysmith station

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Ladysmith
VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg
inter-city rail
LadysmithTrainStationVIARail.jpg
The station as it appeared in 2018.
LocationLadysmith, BC, Canada
Coordinates48°59′41″N 123°48′57″W / 48.99472°N 123.81583°W / 48.99472; -123.81583Coordinates: 48°59′41″N 123°48′57″W / 48.99472°N 123.81583°W / 48.99472; -123.81583
Construction
Structure typeUnmanned heated station
History
Closed2011
Former services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Chemainus
toward Victoria
 Victoria–Courtenay Cassidy
toward Courtenay

Ladysmith station is a former railway station in Ladysmith, British Columbia. It was a flag stop on Via Rail's Dayliner service,[1] from 1979[2] to 2011. While the station's condition has deteriorated significantly since service was indefinitely suspended, volunteers continue to perform basic maintenance the station as of September 2019.[3]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Viarail.ca Archived 2010-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ VIA Rail Canada System Timetable. Montreal: VIA Rail Canada. June 17, 1979. p. 38.
  3. ^ Schisler, Cole (6 September 2019). "Volunteers give old Ladysmith train station a fresh new look". Ladysmith Chronicle. Black Press. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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