Courtenay station
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 Courtenay Station in 2009, before closure. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 899 Cumberland Road[1] Courtenay, BC, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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 supposed to start in summer 2015, but this was also cancelled due to lack of funding.[5]
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References
[edit]- ^ Courtenay station train
- ^ "Courtenay". Island Corridor Foundation. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "E&N; Rail Service Doomed without Huge Injection of Government Cash says Operators". March 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012.
- ^ "Travel Advisory - Temporary Bus Replacing VIA's Victoria to Courtenay Train Service To Make Last Trip August 7". VIA Rail Canada Inc. October 9, 2012. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012.
- ^ "Deal signed to resume E&N rail service; boards need to ratify". IslandRail.ca. Island Corridor Foundation. July 11, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2022.