Courtenay station
Railway station in British Columbia, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Heritage station building | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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