Parksville station

Last updated
Parksville
inter-city rail
General information
Location600 Alberni Hwy.
Parksville, BC
V9P 1J9, Canada
Coordinates 49°18′27″N124°19′17″W / 49.3075°N 124.3214°W / 49.3075; -124.3214
Construction
Platform levels1
Parkingyes
AccessibleYes
Former services
Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Qualicum Beach
toward Courtenay
Victoria–Courtenay Nanoose Bay
toward Victoria
Preceding station Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Following station
Qualicum Beach
toward Courtenay
Main Line Craig
toward Victoria
Coombs
toward Port Alberni
ParksvillePort Alberni Terminus

Parksville station is a former railway station in Parksville, British Columbia. It was a stop on Via Rail's Dayliner service, [1] which ended in 2011.

Footnotes

  1. "Victoria-Courtenay train – Description | VIA Rail". Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2009.

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