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Location | 450 Pandora Avenue Victoria, British Columbia Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°25′42″N123°22′14″W / 48.4283°N 123.3706°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Train station | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | August 12, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Victoria station was a railway station in Victoria, British Columbia, on the east end of the Johnson Street Bridge. The station opened in 1888, and was the southern terminus for Via Rail's Dayliner service which operated until 2011. The station closed on August 12, 2011.
In 1886, the E&N Railway began operating from Esquimalt to Nanaimo. [1] The station opened in 1888, following an extension from Esquimalt station to the station site.
In 1905, the E&N Railway was sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway. [2] In 1979, Via Rail took over operation of the passenger services of CPR. The former station building was built in the 1980s. [3]
On March 19, 2011, Via Rail suspended service indefinitely due to poor track conditions and replaced it with a bus service. Eventually, on August 12, 2011, bus service ended and the station closed. [4]
As part of the Johnson Street Bridge replacement project, the rail bridge across the Inner Harbour was removed and the station dismantled. The station roof was eventually salvaged by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority in 2012. [3]
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