Cassidy station
Railway station in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cassidy station is located in Cassidy, British Columbia. The station was a flag stop on Via Rail's Dayliner which ended in 2011.[1] The station is on the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island mainline.
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Location | Cassidy, BC Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 49.057°N 123.8782°W / 49.057; -123.8782 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Victoria – Courtenay train | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cassidy railway station was established on March 31, 1924 being named after Thomas Cassidy, a local farmer who homesteaded in the area and delivered milk and supplies to the railway.[2]