Nanaimo station (Via Rail)

Nanaimo
Nanaimo Station with a Budd RDC in 2009, before closure.
Location	336 Prideaux Street Nanaimo, British Columbia Canada
Coordinates	49°09′50″N 123°56′33″W / 49.1638°N 123.9424°W / 49.1638; -123.9424Coordinates: 49°09′50″N 123°56′33″W / 49.1638°N 123.9424°W / 49.1638; -123.9424
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Railway station
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	January 1, 1920; 102 years ago (1920-01-01)
Closed	August 12, 2011; 10 years ago (2011-08-12)
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Starks toward Victoria Victoria–Courtenay Wellington toward Courtenay
Location

Nanaimo station is a former railway station in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The station was a stop on the Via RailDayliner service, which closed indefinitely in 2011. The station is located at 336 Prideaux Street, Nanaimo.

History[]

The one/two-storey stucco and wood building station building featuring a central square tower, was built in 1920 to replace an earlier station building.^[1] The building is a more complex version of the CPR Standard Plan No. 9 design. The original design was intended to support commercial operations on the main floor with living quarters for railway employees on the second floor.

Closure[]

On March 19, 2011, Via Rail suspended service indefinitely due to poor track conditions on the line outside Nanaimo and replaced it with a bus service. Eventually, on August 12, 2011, the bus service ended and the station closed indefinitely.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• City of Nanaimo The city the station serviced.