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Ladysmith station

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Railway station in British Columbia, Canada
Ladysmith
inter-city rail
The station as it appeared in 2018.
General information
LocationLadysmith, BC, Canada
Coordinates48°59′41″N 123°48′57″W / 48.99472°N 123.81583°W / 48.99472; -123.81583
Construction
Structure typeUnmanned heated station
History
Closed2011
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Cassidytoward Courtenay Victoria–Courtenay Chemainustoward Victoria
Preceding station Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Following station
Cassidytoward Courtenay Main Line Saltairtoward Victoria

Ladysmith station is a former railway station in Ladysmith, British Columbia. It was a flag stop on Via Rail's Dayliner service, from 1979 to 2011. While the station's condition has deteriorated significantly since service was indefinitely suspended, volunteers continue to perform basic maintenance the station as of September 2019.

Footnotes

  1. Viarail.ca Archived 2010-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. VIA Rail Canada System Timetable. Montreal: VIA Rail Canada. June 17, 1979. p. 38.
  3. Schisler, Cole (6 September 2019). "Volunteers give old Ladysmith train station a fresh new look". Ladysmith Chronicle. Black Press. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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