Cassidy station

The Cassidy station is located in Cassidy, British Columbia. The station was a flag stop on Via Rail's Dayliner which ended in 2011.[1] The station is on the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island mainline.

Cassidy
inter-city rail
LocationCassidy, BC
Canada
Coordinates49.057°N 123.8782°W / 49.057; -123.8782
Line(s)Victoria – Courtenay train
History
Opened1924
Previous namesEsquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Ladysmith
toward Victoria
Victoria–Courtenay South Wellington
toward Courtenay

The Cassidy railway station was established on March 31, 1924 being named after Thomas Cassidy, a local farmer who homesteaded in the area and delivered milk and supplies to the railway.[2]

Footnotes

  1. "Victoria-Courtenay train – Description | VIA Rail". web.archive.org. 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. "Cassidy". BC Geographical Names.
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