Victoria Station (British Columbia)
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Location | 450 Pandora Avenue Victoria, British Columbia Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°25′42″N 123°22′14″W / 48.4283°N 123.3706°WCoordinates: 48°25′42″N 123°22′14″W / 48.4283°N 123.3706°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Train station | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Closed | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||
Closed | August 12, 2011 | ||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ a b "Victoria rail station roof salvaged for future project". Victoria News (in American English). 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Old Canadian Train Stations, British columbia and the Territories". yourrailwaypictures.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ a b Canadian Railroad Historical Association
- ^ BC Archives: Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway
- ^ "Via Rail closing Victoria station". Times Colonist. August 11, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
External links[]
- Via Rail Station Description
- Via Rail The authority that operated passanger services to the station.
- Via Rail stations in British Columbia
- Buildings and structures in Victoria, British Columbia
- Transport in Victoria, British Columbia
- Railway stations closed in 2011
- Disused railway stations in Canada