Nanaimo station is a former railway station in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The station was a stop on the Via Rail Dayliner service, which closed indefinitely in 2011. The station is located at 336 Prideaux Street, Nanaimo.
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![]() Nanaimo Station with a Budd RDC in 2009, before closure. | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 336 Prideaux Street Nanaimo, British Columbia Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 49.1638°N 123.9424°W / 49.1638; -123.9424 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Railway station | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | January 1, 1920; 102 years ago (1920-01-01) | ||||||||||
Closed | August 12, 2011; 11 years ago (2011-08-12) | ||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||
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The one/two-storey stucco and wood building station building featuring a central square tower, was built in 1920 to replace an earlier station building.[1] The building is a more complex version of the CPR Standard Plan No. 9 design. The original design was intended to support commercial operations on the main floor with living quarters for railway employees on the second floor.
On March 19, 2011, Via Rail suspended service indefinitely due to poor track conditions on the line outside Nanaimo and replaced it with a bus service. Eventually, on August 12, 2011, the bus service ended and the station closed indefinitely.[2]