Hillbank station

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Hillbank
inter-city rail
General information
LocationHillbank road crossing
(2 km west of Transcanada Hwy)
Hillbank, BC
Canada
Coordinates 48°42′59″N123°38′39″W / 48.7164°N 123.6441°W / 48.7164; -123.6441 Coordinates: 48°42′59″N123°38′39″W / 48.7164°N 123.6441°W / 48.7164; -123.6441
Line(s) Dayliner
Construction
Platform levels1
Former services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Cowichan
toward Courtenay
Victoria–Courtenay Cobble Hill
toward Victoria
Preceding station Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Following station
Cowichan
toward Courtenay
Main Line Cobble Hill
toward Victoria

The Hillbank station is located in Hillbank, British Columbia. The station was a flag stop on Via Rail's Dayliner service. [1] The line and station closed in 2011 due to poor track conditions. [2]

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References

  1. "Hillbank train station | VIA Rail". www.viarail.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  2. "E&N; rail service doomed without huge injection of government cash says operators". 2012-03-27. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 2022-01-29.