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.
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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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History
editCourtenay 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
editThe 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.