Cassidy station

Last updated
Cassidy
inter-city rail
General information
LocationCassidy, BC
Canada
Coordinates 49°03′25″N123°52′42″W / 49.057°N 123.8782°W / 49.057; -123.8782
Line(s) Victoria – Courtenay train
History
Opened1924
Previous namesEsquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station
Former services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
South Wellington
toward Courtenay
Victoria–Courtenay Ladysmith
toward Victoria
Preceding station Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Following station
South Wellington
toward Courtenay
Main Line Ladysmith
toward Victoria

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.

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]

Footnotes

  1. "Victoria-Courtenay train – Description | VIA Rail". 2009-07-06. Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Cassidy". BC Geographical Names .

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