Duncan station

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Duncan
DuncanBCStation.jpg
The station in 2006, before it closed
General information
Location120 Canada Way
Duncan, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates 48°46′40″N123°42′24″W / 48.77778°N 123.70667°W / 48.77778; -123.70667
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeTrain station
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened1886
ClosedAugust 12, 2011
Former services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Hayward
toward Courtenay
Victoria–Courtenay Cowichan
toward Victoria
Preceding station Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Following station
Somenos
toward Courtenay
Main Line Koksilah
toward Victoria
Designated1993
Reference no. 15463

The Duncan station in Duncan, British Columbia was a stop on Via Rail's Dayliner service, which has been indefinitely suspended since 2011. It is located on the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island mainline. [1]

Contents

History

The current station building was built in 1912 by the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, replacing the original station which extended somewhat further south. "Duncan's Crossing Station" was established at Duncan's Crossing, named after William Chalmers Duncan, who farmed in the region. On March 4, 1912 the City of Duncan was incorporated. [2]

The station was designated a Heritage Railway Stations in 1993. [3]

Closing

Duncan Station closed on March 19, 2011, when Via Rail suspended service indefinitely due to poor track conditions and was replaced with a bus service operated by Via Rail. On August 12, 2011, the bus service ended with station closing.

The station is now used as the site of the Cowichan Valley Museum. [4]

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References

  1. "Duncan train station | VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  2. "Duncan". BC Geographical Names .
  3. Former Canadian Pacific Railway Station (VIA Rail).
  4. "Cowichan Valley Museum | Duncan | Vancouver Island". www.cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-22.