Nanaimo station (Via Rail)
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Location | 336 Prideaux Street Nanaimo, British Columbia Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 49°09′50″N 123°56′33″W / 49.1638°N 123.9424°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Railway station | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | January 1, 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | August 12, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nanaimo station is a former railway station in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The station was a stop on the Via Rail Dayliner service, which closed indefinitely in 2011. The station is located at 336 Prideaux Street, Nanaimo.
History
Nanaimo station was the original northern terminus of the E&N railway when the line entered service in 1886. By the following year the line was extended north to Wellington, which became the new terminus. The current one/two-storey stucco and wood building station building featuring a central square tower, was built in 1920 to replace an earlier station building.[1] The building is a more complex version of the CPR Standard Plan No. 9 design. The original design was intended to support commercial operations on the main floor with living quarters for railway employees on the second floor.
Closure
On March 19, 2011, Via Rail suspended service indefinitely due to poor track conditions on the line outside Nanaimo and replaced it with a bus service. Eventually, on August 12, 2011, the bus service ended and the station closed indefinitely.[2]
References
- ^ "Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station". Heritage Properties. Historical Places - A Joint Federal, Provincial and Territorial Initiative. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ "Old Canadian Train Stations, British columbia and the Territories". yourrailwaypictures.com. Retrieved 2022-01-22.