Langford station (British Columbia)

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Langford
General information
LocationStation and Goldstream Avenues
Langford, British Columbia
Canada
Coordinates 48°26′50″N123°29′47″W / 48.4471°N 123.4964°W / 48.4471; -123.4964
Platforms1
Tracks2
History
Closed2011
Former services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Malahat
toward Courtenay
Victoria–Courtenay Palmer
toward Victoria
Preceding station Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Following station
Goldstream
toward Courtenay
Main Line Palmer
toward Victoria

Langford station is a station located on the Island Corridor Foundation in Langford, British Columbia, Canada. The station was on Via Rail's Dayliner service, which has been indefinitely suspended since 2011. [1]

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References

  1. "E&N rail service doomed without huge injection of government cash says operators". Viccity.ca. April 26, 2011. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2011.