Victoria Station (British Columbia)

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Victoria
Victoria railway station 2011.jpg
The 1980's era station in 2011
Location450 Pandora Avenue
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates48°25′42″N 123°22′14″W / 48.4283°N 123.3706°W / 48.4283; -123.3706Coordinates: 48°25′42″N 123°22′14″W / 48.4283°N 123.3706°W / 48.4283; -123.3706
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeTrain station
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1888
ClosedAugust 12, 2011
Former services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Terminus Victoria–Courtenay Esquimalt
toward Courtenay
Location
Victoria station is located in British Columbia
Victoria station
Victoria station
Location in British Columbia

Victoria Station was a railway station in Victoria, British Columbia, on the east end of the Johnson Street Bridge. The station opened in 1888, following an extension from Esquimalt station and was the southern terminus for Via Rail's Dayliner service which operated until 2011. The former station building was built in the 1980s.[1]

Closure[]

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

As part of the Johnson Street Bridge replacement project, the rail bridge across the Inner Harbour was removed and the station dismantled with there being no remnants of the station left, except the station roof which was salvaged by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority.[1]

Timeline[]

  • 1886: E&N Railway starts passenger service from Esquimalt to Nanaimo.[3]
  • 1888: Passenger service extended from Esquimalt to a new terminus in Victoria.
  • 1905: E&N Railway sold to the CPR.[4]
  • 1979: VIA Rail takes over operation of passenger service.[3]
  • 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.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Victoria rail station roof salvaged for future project". Victoria News (in American English). 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  2. ^ "Old Canadian Train Stations, British columbia and the Territories". yourrailwaypictures.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ a b Canadian Railroad Historical Association
  4. ^ BC Archives: Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway
  5. ^ "Via Rail closing Victoria station". Times Colonist. August 11, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
An old Budd Rail Diesel Car at the site of the station in 1969

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